glyphic
/ˈɡlɪfɪk/adjective, noun
glyphic is spelled G-L-Y-P-H-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, glyphic means “Carved, sculpted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glyphic?
| Letters | 7: G-L-Y-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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; 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 glyphic?
Glyphic appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 glyphic?
- UK /ˈɡlɪfɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with glyphic?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as glyphic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfɪk/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of glyphic
- glyphics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glyphic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Carved, sculpted.
- 2
Pertaining to glyphs.
noun
- 1
A glyph.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glyphic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to glyphs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | glífico, glífica |
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 glyphic come from?
From Ancient Greek γλυφικός (gluphikós).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).