disyllabic
/ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjective, noun
disyllabic is spelled D-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disyllabic means “Comprising two syllables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disyllabic?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 disyllabic?
Disyllabic appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 disyllabic?
- US /ˌdaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Australia /ˌdɑɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Disyllabic has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disyllabic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disyllabic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disyllabic from its last stressed vowel (/æbɪk/):
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 disyllabic
- dissyllabic
- disyllabics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disyllabic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Comprising two syllables.
noun
- 1
A word consisting of two syllables.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disyllabic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense comprising two syllables:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dissyllabique, bisyllabique |
| German | zweisilbig |
| Portuguese | dissílabo, dissilábico |
| Spanish | bisílabo, bisilábico, disílabo, disilábico |
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 disyllabic come from?
Borrowed from French dissyllabique, from Latin disyllabus, equivalent to di- + syllabic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).