percipient
/pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/adjective, noun
percipient is spelled P-E-R-C-I-P-I-E-N-T: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, percipient means “Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in percipient?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-C-I-P-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 percipient?
Percipient appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 percipient?
- UK /pəˈsɪp.i.ənt/
- US /pɚˈsɪp.i.ənt/
Percipient 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-percipient.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with percipient?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as percipient from its last stressed vowel (/ɪpiənt/):
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 percipient
- more percipient comparative
- most percipient superlative
- percipients plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does percipient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
- 2
datedPerceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.
noun
- 1
One who perceives something.
As anatomy, physiology and, later, psychology have developed into more or less well-organized sciences, they have necessarily and rightly come to incorporate the study of, among other things, the structures, mechanisms, and functionings of
- 2
One who has perceived a paranormal event.
In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Percipient in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense One who has perceived a paranormal event:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | percipient |
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 percipient come from?
From Latin percipiēns, present participle of percipiō (“to perceive”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).