irenic
iren·ic/aɪˈɹinɪk/adjective
irenic is spelled I-R-E-N-I-C: 6 letters and 2 syllables (iren·ic). It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, irenic means “Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in irenic?
| Letters | 6: I-R-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: iren·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 irenic?
Irenic appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 irenic?
- UK /aɪˈɹiːnɪk/
- UK /-ˈɹɛ-/
- US /aɪˈɹinɪk/
Irenic has 2 syllables, split iren·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-irenic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with irenic?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as irenic from its last stressed vowel (/inɪk/):
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 irenic
- more irenic comparative
- most irenic superlative
- eirenic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does irenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Irenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes – :
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 irenic come from?
From Ancient Greek εἰρηνικός (eirēnikós, “characterized by peace, peaceful”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Εἰρηνικός (Eirēnikós) is derived from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) (possibly from εἴρω (eírō, “to fasten together”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“(verb) to bind, tie together; (noun) thread”)), or εἴρω (eírō, “to say, speak”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”))) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).