atrophic
/eɪˈtɹoʊfɪk/adjective
atrophic is spelled A-T-R-O-P-H-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, atrophic means “Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in atrophic?
| Letters | 8: A-T-R-O-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 atrophic?
Atrophic appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 atrophic?
- US /eɪˈtɹoʊfɪk/
- US /əˈtɹɑfɪk/
- UK /eɪˈtɹɒfɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-atrophic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with atrophic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as atrophic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊfɪk/):
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 atrophic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy.
- 2
Sunken, recessed, and indented.
Coordinate term: hypertrophic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Atrophic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to atrophy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | atrophique |
| German | atrophisch |
| Spanish | atrófico |
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 atrophic come from?
From atrophy + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).