wapentake
/ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/noun
wapentake is spelled W-A-P-E-N-T-A-K-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wapentake means “An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wapentake is wapentakes.
How many letters and syllables are in wapentake?
| Letters | 9: W-A-P-E-N-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 wapentake?
Wapentake appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 wapentake?
- /ˈwɒp.ən.teɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wapentake
- wapentakes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wapentake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate wapentake?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of wapentake: wap..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wapentake come from?
From Middle English wapentake, wepentake, wapentache, wapentac, from Old English wǣpenġetæc, from Old Norse vápnatak, from vápn (“weapon”) + taka (“take”), equivalent to weapon + take.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).