Cushitic
/kʊˈʃɪtɪk/adjective, noun
Cushitic is spelled C-U-S-H-I-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Cushitic means “Pertaining to the Cushites” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Cushitic?
| Letters | 8: C-U-S-H-I-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 Cushitic?
Cushitic appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 Cushitic?
- UK /kʊˈʃɪtɪk/
Cushitic 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).
What rhymes with Cushitic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Cushitic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtɪk/, British pronunciation):
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 Cushitic
- Kushitic
- Cushitics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cushitic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Cushites.
noun
- 1
A Cushite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cushitic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to Cushites:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kuschitisch |
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 Cushitic come from?
From Cushite + -ic; 19th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).