metaphoric
adjective
metaphoric is spelled M-E-T-A-P-H-O-R-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, metaphoric means “Synonym of metaphorical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metaphoric?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-P-H-O-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 metaphoric?
Metaphoric appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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).
What rhymes with metaphoric?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as metaphoric.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amphoteric.
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 metaphoric
- more metaphoric comparative
- most metaphoric superlative
- metaphorick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaphoric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Synonym of metaphorical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metaphoric come from?
From metaphor + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).