hepatic
he·pat·ic/həˈpætɪk/adjective, noun
hepatic is spelled H-E-P-A-T-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (he·pat·ic). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hepatic means “Of or relating to the liver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hepatic?
| Letters | 7: H-E-P-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: he·pat·ic |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th 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 hepatic?
Hepatic appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 hepatic?
- UK /hɪˈpætɪk/
- US /həˈpætɪk/
- US /hɪˈpætɪk/
Hepatic has 3 syllables, split he·pat·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-hepatic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hepatic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hepatic from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪk/):
- democratic
- automatic
- diplomatic
- static
- problematic
- systematic
- traumatic
- bureaucratic
- erratic
- pancreatic
- aromatic
- enigmatic
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 hepatic
- hepatics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hepatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the liver.
- 2
Acting on or occurring in the liver.
- 3
Of a deep brownish-red color like that of the liver.
noun
- 1
Any compound that acts on the liver.
- 2
A liverwort (kind of plant)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hepatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 hepatic come from?
From Middle English epatik, from Late Latin hepaticus, from Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, “of the liver”), from ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).