narcissistic
/ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/adjective, noun
narcissistic is spelled N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, narcissistic means “Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in narcissistic?
| Letters | 12: N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 narcissistic?
Narcissistic appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 narcissistic?
- UK /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
- US /ˌnɑɹ.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/
Narcissistic has 4 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-narcissistic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with narcissistic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as narcissistic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstɪk/):
- artistic
- characteristic
- optimistic
- linguistic
- autistic
- futuristic
- holistic
- logistic
- opportunistic
- antagonistic
- altruistic
- deterministic
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 narcissistic
- more narcissistic comparative
- most narcissistic superlative
- narcissistics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does narcissistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the nature of narcissism.
- 2
Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
- 3
Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.
noun
- 1
A narcissist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Narcissistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having an inflated idea of one's own importance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | narcissique |
| German | narzisstisch |
| Spanish | narcisista |
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 narcissistic come from?
From narcissist + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).