apocryphal

1. 1.

   being of questionable authenticity

   Similarquestionable
2. 2.

   of or belonging to the Apocrypha

Questions about apocryphal

What does apocryphal mean?

apocryphal means "being of questionable authenticity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apocryphal?

apocryphal has 4 syllables: a-po-cry-phal. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /əˈpɑkɹəfəl/.

Is apocryphal a common word?

apocryphal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.