atlantic
/ətˈlæn.tɪk/adjective
atlantic is spelled A-T-L-A-N-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, atlantic means “Of or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in atlantic?
| Letters | 8: A-T-L-A-N-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 atlantic?
Atlantic appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd 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 atlantic?
- UK /ətˈlæn.tɪk/
- British /ətˈlan.tɪk/
- /ætˈlæn.tɪk/
Atlantic has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Atlantic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with atlantic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as atlantic from its last stressed vowel (/æntɪk/, British pronunciation):
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).
What does atlantic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareOf or pertaining to the atlas, the uppermost vertebra in the spinal columns of humans and some other animals.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
- 2
Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.
- 3
Pertaining to the legendary island of Atlantis.
- 4
Pertaining to the Atlantic language family.
- 5
Descended from the legendary Atlas.
noun
- 1
A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Atlantic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | atlantique |
| German | atlantisch |
| Portuguese | atlântico |
| Spanish | atlántico |
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 atlantic come from?
From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).