allergenic
/ˌæ.ləɹˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/adjective
allergenic is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-E-N-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allergenic means “Of or pertaining to an allergen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allergenic?
| Letters | 10: A-L-L-E-R-G-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 allergenic?
Allergenic appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 allergenic?
- US /ˌæ.ləɹˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪk/
Allergenic 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-allergenic2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with allergenic?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allergenic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnɪk/):
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).
What does allergenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an allergen.
- 2
Having the effect of an allergen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allergenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alergénico, alergênico , alergizante |
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 allergenic come from?
From allergen + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).