analepsis
Spanish, noun/anaˈlebsis/
analepsis is spelled A-N-A-L-E-P-S-I-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Analepsis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “analepsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura literaria que consiste en romper la cronología de la trama para regresar hacia atrás en el tiempo y…”.
What does analepsis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineanalepsis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figura literaria que consiste en romper la cronología de la trama para regresar hacia atrás en el tiempo y representar una escena del pasado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce analepsis?
- /anaˈlebsis/
- [a.naˈleβ̞.sis]
- [anaˈlepsis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is analepsis in Spanish?
analepsis appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).