economics
eco·nom·ics/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/noun
economics is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (eco·nom·ics). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, economics means “Now chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in economics?
| Letters | 9: E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: eco·nom·ics |
| 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; 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 economics?
Economics 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 economics?
- UK /ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks/
- UK /ˌɛ-/
- US /ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/
Economics has 3 syllables, split eco·nom·ics in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-economics.ogg, En-us-economics.ogg, En-ca-economics.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with economics?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as economics from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪks/):
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 economics
- œconomics
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does economics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedNow chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
- 2
datedManagement of household finances; also, the financial situation of a household.
- 3
The study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capital and investment, and of management of the factors of production.
Mary studied economics for five years before going into banking.
- 4
Chiefly with a descriptive word: the application of this study to a particular domain.
rural economics
- 5
The financial situation of a nation, state, etc.
- 6
Chiefly followed by of: the financial aspects of an activity, enterprise, etc.
The economics of running a restaurant are not easy to get right.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate economics?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of economics: Econ., econ, econ..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Economics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of resource and wealth allocation, consumption, and distribution, of capit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | économie |
| German | Ökonomie, Wirtschaftswissenschaft |
| Portuguese | economia |
| Spanish | economía |
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 economics come from?
From economic (noun) (obsolete) + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, and regular plural forms of nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).