folic
/ˈfɑ.lɪk/adjective
folic is spelled F-O-L-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, folic means “Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in folic?
| Letters | 5: F-O-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is folic?
Folic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 folic?
- UK /ˈfɒl.ɪk/
- US /ˈfɑ.lɪk/
- Canada /ˈfɒl.ɪk/
Folic has 2 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)-Vealhurl-folic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with folic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as folic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑlɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does folic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does folic come from?
From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -ic. Coined in 1941 (see quote below).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).