imbecilic
adjective
imbecilic is spelled I-M-B-E-C-I-L-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imbecilic means “like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imbecilic?
| Letters | 9: I-M-B-E-C-I-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 imbecilic?
Imbecilic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of imbecilic
- more imbecilic comparative
- most imbecilic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imbecilic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does imbecilic come from?
From imbecile + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).