ionic
/aɪˈɒnɪk/adjective
ionic is spelled I-O-N-I-C: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ionic means “of, relating to, or containing ions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ionic?
| Letters | 5: I-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ionic?
Ionic appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 ionic?
- /aɪˈɒnɪk/
Ionic has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ionic.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Ionic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ionic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of, relating to, or containing ions
adjective
- 1
Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians
- 2
of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes.
- 3
datedOf or relating to a kind of heavy-faced type.
noun
- 1
A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ – –) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ionic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 ionic come from?
From ion + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).