cationic
adjective
cationic is spelled C-A-T-I-O-N-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cationic means “of, relating to, or being a cation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cationic?
| Letters | 8: C-A-T-I-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 cationic?
Cationic appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 cationic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cationic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does cationic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, relating to, or being a cation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cationic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or being a cation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | catiónico |
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 cationic come from?
From cation + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).