honorific
hon·or·if·ic/ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/noun, adjective
honorific is spelled H-O-N-O-R-I-F-I-C: 9 letters and 4 syllables (hon·or·if·ic). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, honorific means “A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of honorific is honorifics.
How many letters and syllables are in honorific?
| Letters | 9: H-O-N-O-R-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: hon·or·if·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 honorific?
Honorific appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 honorific?
- UK /ˌɒnəˈɹɪfɪk/
- US /ˌɑːnəˈɹɪfɪk/
Honorific has 4 syllables, split hon·or·if·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-honorific.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with honorific?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as honorific from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfɪk/):
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 honorific
- honorifics plural
- honorifick
- honourific
- more honorific comparative
- most honorific superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does honorific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person's title, such as "Mrs" or "Doctor".
- 2
A term of respect; respectful language.
- 3
A word or word form expressing the speaker's respect for the hearer or the referent.
adjective
- 1
Showing or conferring honour and respect.
- 2
Based on or valuing honor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Honorific in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | titre honorifique , honorifique |
| German | Höflichkeitsform , Ehren-, Ruhmes- , Honorifikum , statusorientiert, geltungsbegierig |
| Portuguese | título honorífico , honorífico |
| Spanish | título/término honorífico , honorífico , palabra honorífica, vocablo honorífico |
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 honorific come from?
From honor + -ific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).