mystic

/ˈmɪstɪk/adjective, noun

mystic is spelled M-Y-S-T-I-C: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mystic means “Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in mystic?

Letters	6: M-Y-S-T-I-C
Syllables	2 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing	4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searched	none measured in search

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).

How common is mystic?

Mystic appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form in the list.

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Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce mystic?

/ˈmɪstɪk/

Mystic 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-mystic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of mystic

more mystic comparative
most mystic superlative
mystical
mystics plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does mystic mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

1
Of, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
a mystic dance
2
Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.

noun

1
Someone who practices mysticism.