epenthetic
ep·en·thet·ic/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/adjective
epenthetic is spelled E-P-E-N-T-H-E-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ep·en·thet·ic). It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, epenthetic means “Of or pertaining to epenthesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in epenthetic?
| Letters | 10: E-P-E-N-T-H-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ep·en·thet·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 epenthetic?
Epenthetic appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 epenthetic?
- /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/
Epenthetic has 4 syllables, split ep·en·thet·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-epenthetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does epenthetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
- 2
Inserted into a word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epenthetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to epenthesis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épenthétique |
| German | epenthetisch |
| Portuguese | epentético |
| Spanish | epentético |
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 epenthetic come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐπενθετικός (epenthetikós, “inserted”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).