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gothic

/ˈɡɑ.θɪk/adjective

gothic is spelled G-O-T-H-I-C: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gothic means “Alternative letter-case form of Gothic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in gothic?

Letters6: G-O-T-H-I-C
Syllables2 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 gothic?

Gothic appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 gothic?

  • UK /ˈɡɒθ.ɪk/
  • US /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/

Gothic 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-Gothic.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-gothic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with gothic?

3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gothic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑθɪk/):

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 gothic

  • goffick
  • more gothic comparative
  • most gothic superlative

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does gothic mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Alternative letter-case form of Gothic.

adjective

as Gothic
  1. 1

    Of or relating to the Goths or their language.

  2. 2

    Barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.

  3. 3

    Of or relating to the architectural style favored in Western Europe in the 12th to 16th centuries, with high-pointed arches, clustered columns, etc.

    Gothic arches

  4. 4

    Of or relating to the style of fictional writing associated with Gothic fiction, emphasizing violent or macabre events in a mysterious, desolate setting.

    Gothic tales

  5. 5

    Synonym of black letter.

    Gothic letters

  6. 6

    USOf a sans serif typeface using straight, even-width lines, also known as grotesque or lineal.

  7. 7

    Of or relating to the goth subculture, music or lifestyle.

    Gothic rock

noun

as Gothic
  1. 1

    A novel written in the Gothic style.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Gothic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Germangotisch (of or relating to the Goths), Grotesk, serifenlos (of a sans serif typeface), gruftimäßig (of or relating to the goth subculture or…)
Portuguesegótico, gótica, godo (of or relating to the Goths)
Spanishgótico (of or relating to the Goths), gótica, de Tortis (black letter)
Frenchgothique (of or relating to the architectural style)

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 gothic come from?

From goth + -ic, see Gothic.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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