homeric
Ho·mer·ic/hoʊˈmɛɹɪk/adjective
homeric is spelled H-O-M-E-R-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Ho·mer·ic). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, homeric means “Alternative letter-case form of Homeric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in homeric?
| Letters | 7: H-O-M-E-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Ho·mer·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 homeric?
Homeric appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 homeric?
- UK /həʊˈmɛɹɪk/
- US /hoʊˈmɛɹɪk/
Homeric has 3 syllables, split Ho·mer·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Homeric.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with homeric?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as homeric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪk/):
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 homeric
- more homeric comparative
- most homeric superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homeric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Homeric.
adjective
- 1
Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
- 2
Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
- 3
Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Homeric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer:
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 homeric come from?
From Latin homēricus (“of or pertaining to Homer; Homeric”), from Ancient Greek Ὁμηρικός (Homērikós), from Ὅμηρος (Hómēros, “Homer”) (possibly from ὅμηρος (hómēros, “hostage”), a nickname) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (suffix forming relational adjectives)); analysable as Homer + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).