geographic
geo·graph·ic/d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjective
geographic is spelled G-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C: 10 letters and 3 syllables (geo·graph·ic). It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, geographic means “Pertaining to geography (or to geographics)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in geographic?
| Letters | 10: G-E-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: geo·graph·ic |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th 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 geographic?
Geographic appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 geographic?
- /d͡ʒiəˈɡɹæfɪk/
Geographic has 3 syllables, split geo·graph·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-geographic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of geographic
- more geographic comparative
- most geographic superlative
- geographick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geographic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to geography (or to geographics).
- 2
Determined by geography, as opposed to magnetic (i.e. North)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Geographic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to geography:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | géographique |
| German | geografisch |
| Portuguese | geográfico |
| Spanish | geográfico |
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 geographic come from?
From Latin geōgraphicus; see French géographique. By surface analysis, geography + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).