Olympic
Olymp·ic/əˈlɪmpɪk/adjective, noun
Olympic is spelled O-L-Y-M-P-I-C: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Olymp·ic). It appears 31 times per million words in written English, the 3,052nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Olympic means “Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Olympic?
| Letters | 7: O-L-Y-M-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Olymp·ic |
| In writing | 31 times per million words; the 3,052nd 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 Olympic?
Olympic appears 31 times per million words in written English, the 3,052nd 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 Olympic?
- UK /əˈlɪmpɪk/
- US /əˈlɪmpɪk/
- US /oʊ-/
Olympic has 2 syllables, split Olymp·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-Olympic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Olympic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Olympic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmpɪk/):
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 Olympic
- Olympics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Olympic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games.
Olympic torch; Olympic champion; Olympic medal; Olympic qualifiers
- 2
Of a standard associated with the Olympic Games.
Olympic swimming pool
- 3
informalVery large or powerful.
- 4
rareOf or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.
- 5
rareDetached or liberated from petty concerns; godlike.
- 6
rareOf or pertaining to the ancient city of Olympia.
noun
- 1
slangFive consecutive ducks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Olympic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the Olympic Games:
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 Olympic come from?
From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).