enclitic
/ɪnˈklɪtɪk/noun, adjective
enclitic is spelled E-N-C-L-I-T-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enclitic means “A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enclitic is enclitics.
How many letters and syllables are in enclitic?
| Letters | 8: E-N-C-L-I-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 enclitic?
Enclitic appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 enclitic?
- /ɪnˈklɪtɪk/
- /ɛnˈklɪtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enclitic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enclitic
- enclitics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enclitic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.
The English possessive 's is an enclitic.
adjective
- 1
Affixed phonetically.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enclitic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Enklitikon , enklitisch |
| Portuguese | enclítico |
| Spanish | enclítico |
| French | enclitique |
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 enclitic come from?
From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikós, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklínein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klínein, “to lean, incline”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).