cataleptic
adjective, noun
cataleptic is spelled C-A-T-A-L-E-P-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cataleptic means “Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cataleptic?
| Letters | 10: C-A-T-A-L-E-P-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 cataleptic?
Cataleptic appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 cataleptic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-cataleptic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cataleptic
- more cataleptic comparative
- most cataleptic superlative
- cataleptics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cataleptic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy.
noun
- 1
A person experiencing catalepsy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cataleptic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to, or affected by, catalepsy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cataleptique |
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.