numeric
mu·mer·ic/n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/adjective, noun
numeric is spelled N-U-M-E-R-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mu·mer·ic). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “numeric vs numerical” about 210 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, numeric means “Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in numeric?
| Letters | 7: N-U-M-E-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mu·mer·ic |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is numeric?
Numeric appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 numeric?
- UK /n(j)uːˈmɛɹɪk/
- US /n(j)uˈmɛɹɪk/
- Australia /n(j)ʉːˈmeɹɪk/
Numeric has 3 syllables, split mu·mer·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-numeric.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with numeric
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: numerical.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with numeric?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as numeric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹɪk/):
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 numeric
- more numeric comparative
- most numeric superlative
- numerics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does numeric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
- 2
obsoleteAlternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).
noun
- 1
Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Numeric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to numbers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | numérico |
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 numeric come from?
Borrowed from French numérique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).