peristaltic
per·i·stal·tic/ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/adjective
peristaltic is spelled P-E-R-I-S-T-A-L-T-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables (per·i·stal·tic). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peristaltic means “of or pertaining to peristalsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peristaltic?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-I-S-T-A-L-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: per·i·stal·tic |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 peristaltic?
Peristaltic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 peristaltic?
- UK /pɛr.ɪˈstal.tɪk/
- US /ˌpɛr.əˈstɒl.tɪk/
Peristaltic has 4 syllables, split per·i·stal·tic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of peristaltic
- peristaltick
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peristaltic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
of or pertaining to peristalsis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peristaltic come from?
From peristalsis + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).