gnostic
/ˈnɑstɪk/adjective, noun
gnostic is spelled G-N-O-S-T-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gnostic means “Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gnostic?
| Letters | 7: G-N-O-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 gnostic?
Gnostic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 gnostic?
- UK /ˈnɒstɪk/
- US /ˈnɑstɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gnostic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gnostic?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gnostic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑstɪk/):
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 gnostic
- gnostics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gnostic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
- 2
archaicslangknowing; wise; shrewd
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, intellectual or spiritual knowledge
- 2
Of, or relating to Gnosticism
noun
- 1
A believer in Gnosticism
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gnostic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | gnóstico |
| German | gnostisch , Gnostiker, Gnostikerin |
| Spanish | gnóstico |
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 gnostic come from?
From Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “relating to knowledge or knowing”), from the root of verb γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know, to learn”) + -τῐκός (-tĭkós) or from γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge, knowing”) + -κός (-kós, adjective suffix), depending upon the analysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).