mephitic
/ˌmɛˈfɪ.tɪk/adjective
mephitic is spelled M-E-P-H-I-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mephitic means “Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mephitic?
| Letters | 8: M-E-P-H-I-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 mephitic?
Mephitic appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 mephitic?
- US /ˌmɛˈfɪ.tɪk/
Mephitic has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-mephitic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mephitic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mephitic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtɪk/):
- critic
- Semitic
- parasitic
- electrolytic
- anxiolytic
- diacritic
- martensitic
- sybaritic
- Glagolitic
- granulocytic
- chondritic
- proclitic
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 mephitic
- more mephitic comparative
- most mephitic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mephitic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mephitic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | mefítico |
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 mephitic come from?
From Latin mephīticus, from mephītis; compare French méphitique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).