agnostic
/æɡˈnɑstɪk/adjective, noun
agnostic is spelled A-G-N-O-S-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, agnostic means “Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in agnostic?
| Letters | 8: A-G-N-O-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is agnostic?
Agnostic appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 agnostic?
- UK /aɡˈnɒstɪk/
- US /æɡˈnɑstɪk/
- Australia /æɡˈnɔstɪk/
Agnostic has 3 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: En-us-agnostic.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-agnostic.wav, En-au-agnostic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with agnostic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as agnostic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑstɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of agnostic
- more agnostic comparative
- most agnostic superlative
- agnostics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agnostic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
She left the church when she had become agnostic.
- 2
informalHaving no firmly held opinions on something.
I'm agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel.
- 3
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book.
- 4
Unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism–it is “transport-agnostic”.
noun
- 1
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agnostic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agnostique |
| German | agnostisch, skeptisch , Agnostiker, Agnostikerin |
| Portuguese | agnóstico , agnóstica |
| Spanish | agnóstico , agnóstica |
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.