acyclic
/eɪˈsaɪklɪk/adjective
acyclic is spelled A-C-Y-C-L-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, acyclic means “Not cyclic; having an open chain structure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acyclic?
| Letters | 7: A-C-Y-C-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 acyclic?
Acyclic appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 acyclic?
- /eɪˈsaɪklɪk/
- /eɪˈsɪklɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acyclic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acyclic
- more acyclic comparative
- most acyclic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acyclic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
- 2
Containing no cycles.
- 3
Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acyclic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not cyclic:
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.
Where does acyclic come from?
From a- + cyclic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).