octosyllabic
/ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjective, noun
octosyllabic is spelled O-C-T-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, octosyllabic means “Containing eight syllables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in octosyllabic?
| Letters | 12: O-C-T-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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; 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 octosyllabic?
Octosyllabic appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 octosyllabic?
- UK /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Australia /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- US /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Octosyllabic has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-octosyllabic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with octosyllabic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as octosyllabic from its last stressed vowel (/æbɪk/):
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 octosyllabic
- octasyllabic
- octosyllabics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does octosyllabic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing eight syllables
noun
- 1
A word of eight syllables.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Octosyllabic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense containing 8 syllables:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | achtsilbig |
| Spanish | octosílabo, octosilábico |
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 octosyllabic come from?
From octo- + syllabic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).