comic
/ˈkɑmɪk/adjective, noun
comic is spelled C-O-M-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, comic means “Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in comic?
| Letters | 5: C-O-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,479th 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 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 comic?
Comic appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th 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 comic?
- UK /ˈkɒmɪk/
- US /ˈkɑmɪk/
Comic has 2 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-comic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with comic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as comic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪk/):
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 comic
- more comic comparative
- most comic superlative
- comics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
comic genius
- 2
Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
- 3
Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.
- 4
Of or relating to comics or sequential art.
noun
- 1
A comedian.
She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.
- 2
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a comic book.
- 3
UKA children's magazine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Comic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comique, cocasse , comédien , bande dessinée, BD |
| Portuguese | cômico, cómico , comediante, humorista , cartum, história em quadrinhos |
| Spanish | cómico , comediante , cómic, tebeo, historieta, muñequito |
| German | Komiker , Bildergeschichte, Comic, Strip |
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 comic come from?
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).