necrophilic
/ˌnɛk.ɹəˈfɪl.ɪk/adjective
necrophilic is spelled N-E-C-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, necrophilic means “Of or relating to necrophilia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in necrophilic?
| Letters | 11: N-E-C-R-O-P-H-I-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is necrophilic?
Necrophilic appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 necrophilic?
- UK /ˌnɛk.ɹəˈfɪl.ɪk/
Necrophilic has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of necrophilic
- more necrophilic comparative
- most necrophilic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does necrophilic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to necrophilia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does necrophilic come from?
From necrophilia + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).