megalithic
meg·a·lith·ic/ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/adjective
megalithic is spelled M-E-G-A-L-I-T-H-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables (meg·a·lith·ic). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, megalithic means “Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in megalithic?
| Letters | 10: M-E-G-A-L-I-T-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: meg·a·lith·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 megalithic?
Megalithic appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 megalithic?
- US /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/
Megalithic has 4 syllables, split meg·a·lith·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with megalithic?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as megalithic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪθɪk/):
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).
What does megalithic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megalithic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to megaliths:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mégalithique |
| Spanish | megalítico |
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 megalithic come from?
From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).