gnomonic
/nəʊˈmɒnɪk/adjective
gnomonic is spelled G-N-O-M-O-N-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gnomonic means “Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gnomonic?
| Letters | 8: G-N-O-M-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 gnomonic?
Gnomonic appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 gnomonic?
- /nəʊˈmɒnɪk/
Gnomonic has 3 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).
What rhymes with gnomonic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gnomonic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: oncoming.
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 gnomonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing all great circles as straight lines, and thus preserving the shortest distances between any two locations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gnomonic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense showing all great circles as straight lines:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gnomonique |
| Spanish | gnomónico, nomónico |
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 gnomonic come from?
From Latin gnōmonicus, Ancient Greek γνωμονικός (gnōmonikós, “judging by rule”). Compare French gnomonique. See gnomon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).