logic
/ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/adjective, noun, verb
logic is spelled L-O-G-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, logic means “Logical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in logic?
| Letters | 5: L-O-G-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 23 times per million words; the 3,875th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 logic?
Logic appears 23 times per million words in written English, the 3,875th 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 logic?
- UK /ˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪk/
- US /ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/
- Australia /ˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪk/
Logic has 2 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: En-us-logic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with logic?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as logic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒɪk/):
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 logic
- logick
- logics plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- logicking participle, present
- logicked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does logic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Logical.
noun
- 1
A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method.
apply logic
- 2
The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.
- 3
The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements.
- 4
A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics.
- 5
Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person.
It's hard to work out his system of logic.
- 6
The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit.
Fred is designing the logic for the new controller.
- 7
A system of thought or collection of rhetoric, especially one associated with a social practice.
verb
- 1
derogatoryTo engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic.
- 2
To apply logical reasoning to.
- 3
To overcome by logical argument.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Logic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense method of human thought:
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 logic come from?
From Middle English logike, from Old French and Latin logicus, from Ancient Greek λογῐκός (logĭkós). Displaced native Old English flitcræftlīċ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).