calorific
/ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/adjective
calorific is spelled C-A-L-O-R-I-F-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, calorific means “Relating to calories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in calorific?
| Letters | 9: C-A-L-O-R-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 calorific?
Calorific appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 calorific?
- /ˌkæləˈɹɪf.ɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-calorific.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of calorific
- more calorific comparative
- most calorific superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calorific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to calories.
- 2
Relating to or producing heat or other energy.
- 3
USHigh in calories and thus likely fattening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calorific come from?
From French calorifique or Latin calorificus, from calor + -i- + -ficus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).