caffeic
adjective
caffeic is spelled C-A-F-F-E-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, caffeic means “of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in caffeic?
| Letters | 7: C-A-F-F-E-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is caffeic?
Caffeic appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
What does caffeic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, or pertaining to coffee or caffeic acid
Caffeic poisoning showed itself chiefly in digestive and in nervous troubles, the symptoms of caffeic dyspepsia very nearly resembling those of alcoholic gastritis, such as catarrhal gastritis, saburral tongue, a marked loss of appetite, et
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caffeic come from?
From French caféique, from the root caffe- (“coffee”) as found in caffeine, from Italian caffè (compare also French café and German Kaffee) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).