colonic
co·lon·ic/kəˈlɒn.ɪk/adjective, noun
colonic is spelled C-O-L-O-N-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (co·lon·ic). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, colonic means “Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in colonic?
| Letters | 7: C-O-L-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: co·lon·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 colonic?
Colonic appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 colonic?
- UK /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/
- /kəˈlɔːn.ɪk/
- Canada /kəˈlɑn.ɪk/
Colonic has 3 syllables, split co·lon·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-colonic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with colonic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as colonic from its last stressed vowel (/ɒnɪk/, British pronunciation):
- electronic
- demonic
- Teutonic
- polyphonic
- psionic
- Byronic
- positronic
- avionic
- syntonic
- Brittonic
- aniconic
- disharmonic
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 colonic
- colonics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
noun
- 1
An enema.
- 2
Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does colonic come from?
From colon + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).