IOC
noun, adjective
IOC is spelled I-O-C: 3 letters. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, IOC means “Initialism of interoffice communication” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of IOC is IOCs.
How many letters and syllables are in IOC?
| Letters | 3: I-O-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 IOC?
IOC appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 IOC
- IOCs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does IOC mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of interoffice communication.
- 2
Initialism of initial operating capability.
- 3
Initialism of indicator of compromise.
- 4
Initialism of Italian organized crime.
- 5
Initialism of international oil company.
noun
- 1
Initialism of inversion of control.
adjective
- 1
Initialism of immediate or cancel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
IOC in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense initialism of inversion of control:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | IoC |
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.