allergic
al·ler·gic/əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/adjective, noun
allergic is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables (al·ler·gic). It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allergic means “Of or pertaining to allergy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allergic?
| Letters | 8: A-L-L-E-R-G-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: al·ler·gic |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th 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; 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 allergic?
Allergic appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th 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 allergic?
- UK /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/
- US /əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk/
Allergic has 3 syllables, split al·ler·gic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-allergic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with allergic?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allergic from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹdʒɪk/):
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 allergic
- more allergic comparative
- most allergic superlative
- allergics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allergic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to allergy.
- 2
Having an allergy.
I am allergic to cats.
- 3
Highly averse.
I'm allergic to homework.
noun
- 1
A person who has an allergy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allergic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | allergisch |
| Portuguese | alérgico |
| Spanish | alérgico |
| French | allergique |
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 allergic come from?
From allergy + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).