anechoic
/ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/adjective
anechoic is spelled A-N-E-C-H-O-I-C: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anechoic means “Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anechoic?
| Letters | 8: A-N-E-C-H-O-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 anechoic?
Anechoic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 anechoic?
- UK /ˌæn.ɛˈkəʊ.ɪk/
- US /ˌæn.ɛˈkoʊ.ɪk/
Anechoic has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with anechoic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as anechoic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɪk/):
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 anechoic
- more anechoic comparative
- most anechoic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anechoic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
The bassoonist settled into the anechoic chamber and prepared for another grueling recording session.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anechoic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking echoes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anéchoïque, anéchoïde |
| German | echofrei, schalltot |
| Portuguese | anecoico |
| Spanish | anecoico |
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 anechoic come from?
From an- + echoic, from echo + -ic, from Middle English ecco, ekko, from Medieval Latin ecco, from Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).