empiric
em·pi·ric/ɛmˈpɪɹɪk/adjective, noun
empiric is spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (em·pi·ric). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, empiric means “Empirical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in empiric?
| Letters | 7: E-M-P-I-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: em·pi·ric |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is empiric?
Empiric appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 empiric?
- /ɛmˈpɪɹɪk/
- /ɪmˈpɪɹɪk/
Empiric has 3 syllables, split em·pi·ric in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-empiric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of empiric
- empirics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does empiric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Empirical.
noun
- 1
A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
- 2
Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
- 3
Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.
An empiric oftentimes, and a silly chirurgeon, doth more strange cures than a rational physician.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).