ceramic
/səˈɹæmɪk/adjective, noun
ceramic is spelled C-E-R-A-M-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ceramic means “Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ceramic?
| Letters | 7: C-E-R-A-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 ceramic?
Ceramic appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 ceramic?
- UK /sɪˈɹæmɪk/
- UK /səˈɹæmɪk/
- US /səˈɹæmɪk/
Ceramic has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ceramic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ceramic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ceramic from its last stressed vowel (/æmɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: racemic.
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 ceramic
- more ceramic comparative
- most ceramic superlative
- ceramics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ceramic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made of material produced by the high-temperature firing of inorganic, nonmetallic rocks and minerals.
A ceramic vase stood on the table.
noun
- 1
A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, made by firing a material such as clay at a high temperature.
Joan made the dish from ceramic.
- 2
An object made of this material.
Joe had dozens of ceramics in his apartment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ceramic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | céramique |
| German | keramisch , Keramik |
| Portuguese | cerâmico , cerâmica |
| Spanish | cerámico , cerámica |
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 ceramic come from?
From Ancient Greek κεραμικός (keramikós, “potter's”), from κέραμος (kéramos, “potter's clay”), perhaps from a pre-Hellenic word or from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₂- (“to heat, burn, fire”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).