bathetic
/bəˈθɛtɪk/adjective
bathetic is spelled B-A-T-H-E-T-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bathetic means “Characterized by or pertaining to bathos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bathetic?
| Letters | 8: B-A-T-H-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 bathetic?
Bathetic appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 bathetic?
- UK /bəˈθɛtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with bathetic?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bathetic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɪk/, 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).
Forms of bathetic
- more bathetic comparative
- most bathetic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by or pertaining to bathos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bathetic come from?
From bathos + -etic, based on the form of pathos and pathetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).