ergodic
/ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/adjective
ergodic is spelled E-R-G-O-D-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ergodic means “Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ergodic?
| Letters | 7: E-R-G-O-D-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 ergodic?
Ergodic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 ergodic?
- /ɜɹˈɡɑdɪk/
- /ɜɹˈɡoʊdɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-US_ergodic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ergodic
- more ergodic comparative
- most ergodic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ergodic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually return to a previously experienced state.
- 2
Of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sample of sufficient size is equally representative of the whole.
- 3
Of or relating to a literary work that requires nontrivial effort on the reader's part to traverse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ergodic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to certain systems that, given enough time, will eventually retur:
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 ergodic come from?
International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- + -ode (+ -ic). The etymological origin is disputed: ἔργον (érgon) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”) versus ἔργον (érgon) + εἶδος (eîdos, “image”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).