oleic
/oʊˈli.ɪk/adjective
oleic is spelled O-L-E-I-C: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, oleic means “Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in oleic?
| Letters | 5: O-L-E-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 oleic?
Oleic appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 oleic?
- UK /əʊˈliː.ɪk/
- UK /əʊˈleɪ.ɪk/
- US /oʊˈli.ɪk/
Oleic has 3 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)-Vealhurl-oleic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with oleic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as oleic from its last stressed vowel (/iɪk/):
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 oleic
- more oleic comparative
- most oleic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oleic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil.
- 2
Of or pertaining to oleic acid or its derivatives.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Oleic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to oil:
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 oleic come from?
From Latin oleum (“oil”) + English -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).