phallic
/ˈfælɪk/adjective
phallic is spelled P-H-A-L-L-I-C: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phallic means “Relating to, or characteristic of the penis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phallic?
| Letters | 7: P-H-A-L-L-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 phallic?
Phallic appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 phallic?
- /ˈfælɪk/
Phallic has 2 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-phallic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does phallic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to, or characteristic of the penis.
- 2
Shaped like an erect human penis.
My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.
- 3
Relating to or exhibiting masculine or patriarchal traits, seen metaphorically as seated in the male genitalia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phallic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
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 phallic come from?
From phallus (“penis”) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).