tholos
/ˈθɒlɒs/noun
tholos is spelled T-H-O-L-O-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tholos means “A dome, or domed building; a cupola” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tholos is tholoi.
How many letters and syllables are in tholos?
| Letters | 6: T-H-O-L-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tholos?
Tholos appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tholos?
- /ˈθɒlɒs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tholos
- tholoi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tholos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
- 2
A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tholos come from?
From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”). Doublet of tholus and thole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).