acrobatic
/ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/adjective
acrobatic is spelled A-C-R-O-B-A-T-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, acrobatic means “Of or pertaining to an acrobat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acrobatic?
| Letters | 9: A-C-R-O-B-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acrobatic?
Acrobatic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 acrobatic?
- /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/
Acrobatic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acrobatic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acrobatic
- more acrobatic comparative
- most acrobatic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acrobatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an acrobat.
- 2
vigorously active
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acrobatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to an acrobat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acrobatique |
| German | akrobatisch, artistisch |
| Portuguese | acrobático |
| Spanish | acrobático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.