ohmic
ohm·ic/ˈoʊmɪk/adjective
ohmic is spelled O-H-M-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ohm·ic). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ohmic means “Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ohmic?
| Letters | 5: O-H-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ohm·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 ohmic?
Ohmic appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 ohmic?
- US /ˈoʊmɪk/
- UK /ˈəʊmɪk/
Ohmic has 2 syllables, split ohm·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-ohmic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ohmic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ohmic (/oʊmɪk/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mochi, chimo.
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 ohmic
- more ohmic comparative
- most ohmic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ohmic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms.
- 2
That obeys Ohm's law.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ohmic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to ohms:
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 ohmic come from?
From ohm + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).