anomic
/əˈnɑm.ɪk/adjective
anomic is spelled A-N-O-M-I-C: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, anomic means “Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in anomic?
| Letters | 6: A-N-O-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 anomic?
Anomic appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 anomic?
- UK /əˈnɒm.ɪk/
- UK /əˈnəʊ.mɪk/
- US /əˈnɑm.ɪk/
Anomic has 3 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 anomic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as anomic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: camino, manioc, camion.
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 anomic
- more anomic comparative
- most anomic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anomic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
- 2
Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anomic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated:
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 anomic come from?
Related to anomia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).