anaphoric
/ˌænəˈfɔːɹɪk/adjective
anaphoric is spelled A-N-A-P-H-O-R-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anaphoric means “Of, or relating to, an anaphora” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anaphoric?
| Letters | 9: A-N-A-P-H-O-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 anaphoric?
Anaphoric appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 anaphoric?
- /ˌænəˈfɔːɹɪk/
- /ənˈæfəɹɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-anaphoric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anaphoric?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as anaphoric.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pharaonic.
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 anaphoric
- more anaphoric comparative
- most anaphoric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anaphoric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anaphoric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to an anaphora:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anaphorique |
| German | anaphorisch |
| Portuguese | anafórico |
| Spanish | anafórico |
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.