aniconic
/anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/adjective
aniconic is spelled A-N-I-C-O-N-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aniconic means “Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aniconic?
| Letters | 8: A-N-I-C-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 aniconic?
Aniconic appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 aniconic?
- UK /anʌɪˈkɒnɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with aniconic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aniconic from its last stressed vowel (/ɒnɪk/, British pronunciation):
- electronic
- demonic
- Teutonic
- colonic
- polyphonic
- psionic
- Byronic
- positronic
- avionic
- syntonic
- Brittonic
- disharmonic
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 aniconic
- more aniconic comparative
- most aniconic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aniconic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to representations without human or animal form.
aniconic worship
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aniconic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not having or involving icons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | anikonisch |
| Portuguese | anicónico, anicônico |
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 aniconic come from?
From an- + iconic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).