pacific
/pəˈsɪfɪk/adjective
pacific is spelled P-A-C-I-F-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pacific means “Calm, peaceful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pacific?
| Letters | 7: P-A-C-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pacific?
Pacific appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 pacific?
- /pəˈsɪfɪk/
Pacific has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pacific.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Pacific.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pacific
- more pacific comparative
- most pacific superlative
- pacifick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pacific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Calm, peaceful.
- 2
Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
noun
- 1
A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
adjective
- 1
Related to or located in the Pacific Ocean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pacific in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pacifique |
| German | ruhig, still , friedlich , pazifisch |
| Portuguese | pacífico, tranqüilo |
| Spanish | pacífico |
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 pacific come from?
From Middle French pacifique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).