hydric
adjective
hydric is spelled H-Y-D-R-I-C: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hydric means “Characterized by, or requiring, moisture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hydric?
| Letters | 6: H-Y-D-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hydric?
Hydric appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 hydric?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hyrdic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hydric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by, or requiring, moisture.
- 2
Sufficiently wet to inhibit the survival of many species.
- 3
Relating to hydrogen.
- 4
Relating to alcohols.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hydric come from?
From hydro- + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).