cephalic
/sɪˈfælɪk/adjective
cephalic is spelled C-E-P-H-A-L-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cephalic means “Of or relating to the head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cephalic?
| Letters | 8: C-E-P-H-A-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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 cephalic?
Cephalic appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 cephalic?
- US /sɪˈfælɪk/
- US /ˈsɛfəlɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cephalic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cephalic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cephalic from its last stressed vowel (/ælɪk/):
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 cephalic
- more cephalic comparative
- most cephalic superlative
- cephalick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cephalic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the head.
- 2
Of or relating to the brain.
- 3
Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
- 4
Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
- 5
Headlike; cephaloid.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA remedy that benefits the head or brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cephalic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or referring to the head:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | céphalique |
| German | Kopf- |
| Portuguese | cefálico |
| Spanish | cefálico |
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 cephalic come from?
From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).