onomatopoeic
/ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/adjective
onomatopoeic is an adjective meaning “Of or relating to onomatopoeia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-C, and it appears about once in every 21 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does onomatopoeic mean?
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
- 2
Having the property of onomatopoeia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce onomatopoeic?
- /ˌɒnəmætəˈpiːɪk/
- /ˌɒnəmɛtəˈpiːək/
- /-ˈpæeək/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-onomatopoeic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of onomatopoeic
- onomatopoetic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is onomatopoeic?
Onomatopoeic appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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).
Onomatopoeic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to onomatopoeia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | onomatopéique |
| German | lautmalerisch, lautmalend, onomatopoetisch |
| Portuguese | onomatopaico, onomatópico, onomatopeico |
| Spanish | onomatopéyico |
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 onomatopoeic come from?
From onomatopoeia + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).