anesthetic
/ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/adjective, noun
anesthetic is spelled A-N-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “anaesthetic vs anesthetic” about 110 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, anesthetic means “Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anesthetic?
| Letters | 10: A-N-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is anesthetic?
Anesthetic appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 anesthetic?
- /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/
- /ˌænəsˈtɛtɪk/
Anesthetic 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: En-US_anesthetic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with anesthetic
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: anaesthetic.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of anesthetic
- more anesthetic comparative
- most anesthetic superlative
- anaesthetic
- anesthesic
- anesthetical
- anesthetics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anesthetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSCausing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
- 2
CanadaUSInsensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
After a local anesthetic is applied to the eye, do not rub or wipe the eye until the anesthetic has worn off and feeling in the eye returns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anesthetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anesthésique , anesthésie |
| German | anästhetisch, betäubend , Anästhetikum, Betäubungsmittel, Narkosemittel, Narkotikum |
| Portuguese | anestésico , anestesia |
| Spanish | anestésico |
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.