claustrophobic
adjective, noun
claustrophobic is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-C: 14 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, claustrophobic means “Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in claustrophobic?
| Letters | 14: C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-P-H-O-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is claustrophobic?
Claustrophobic appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 claustrophobic?
- US
Claustrophobic has 4 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: En-us-claustrophobic.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of claustrophobic
- more claustrophobic comparative
- most claustrophobic superlative
- claustrophobics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does claustrophobic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space.
- 2
Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia.
noun
- 1
Someone with claustrophobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Claustrophobic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Suffering from claustrophobia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | claustrophobe |
| German | klaustrophobisch |
| Portuguese | claustrofóbico, claustrofóbica, claustrófobo, claustrófoba |
| Spanish | claustrofóbico, claustrófobo |
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 claustrophobic come from?
From claustrophobia + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).