periscopic
adjective
periscopic is spelled P-E-R-I-S-C-O-P-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, periscopic means “Relating to periscopes and their use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in periscopic?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-I-S-C-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is periscopic?
Periscopic appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
What does periscopic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to periscopes and their use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Periscopic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to periscopes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | périscopique |
| Portuguese | periscópico |
| Spanish | periscópico |
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 periscopic come from?
From periscope + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).