amnestic
/æmˈnɛs.tɪk/adjective, noun
amnestic is spelled A-M-N-E-S-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amnestic means “Synonym of amnesic (adjective)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amnestic?
| Letters | 8: A-M-N-E-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 amnestic?
Amnestic appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 amnestic?
- US /æmˈnɛs.tɪk/
Amnestic has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-amnestic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with amnestic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as amnestic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: semantic.
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 amnestic
- more amnestic comparative
- most amnestic superlative
- amnestics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amnestic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Synonym of amnesic (adjective).
amnestic patients
noun
- 1
Synonym of amnesic (noun).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amnestic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that causes amnesia:
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 amnestic come from?
From amnesty (“forgetfulness”) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).