parametric
/ˌpæɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/adjective, noun
parametric is spelled P-A-R-A-M-E-T-R-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, parametric means “Of, relating to, or defined using parameters. In mathematics, this typically means related to parametrization / parametric equation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in parametric?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-M-E-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 parametric?
Parametric appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 parametric?
- UK /pæɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
- UK [pæɹ.əˈmɛt͡ʃ.ɹɪk]
- US /ˌpæɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
Parametric has 4 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-parametric.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with parametric?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as parametric from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɹɪk/):
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 parametric
- parametrics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parametric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or defined using parameters. In mathematics, this typically means related to parametrization / parametric equation.
parametric designs
noun
- 1
A parametric equation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parametric in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paramétrique |
| German | parametrisch |
| Spanish | paramétrico |
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.