ferromagnetic
adjective
ferromagnetic is spelled F-E-R-R-O-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ferromagnetic means “Exhibiting ferromagnetism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ferromagnetic?
| Letters | 13: F-E-R-R-O-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ferromagnetic?
Ferromagnetic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 ferromagnetic?
- US
Ferromagnetic has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ferromagnetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ferromagnetic
- more ferromagnetic comparative
- most ferromagnetic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ferromagnetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting ferromagnetism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ferromagnetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting ferromagnetism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ferromagnétique |
| German | ferromagnetisch |
| Spanish | ferromagnético |
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 ferromagnetic come from?
From ferro- + magnetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).