chiastic
adjective
chiastic is spelled C-H-I-A-S-T-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chiastic means “Pertaining to chiasmus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chiastic?
| Letters | 8: C-H-I-A-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 chiastic?
Chiastic appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
Forms of chiastic
- more chiastic comparative
- most chiastic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chiastic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to chiasmus.
- 2
Pertaining to the position of two things relative to one another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chiastic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to chiasmus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | chiastisch |
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.