phrenic
/ˈfɹɛnɪk/adjective
phrenic is spelled P-H-R-E-N-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, phrenic means “Of or pertaining to the diaphragm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phrenic?
| Letters | 7: P-H-R-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is phrenic?
Phrenic appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 phrenic?
- /ˈfɹɛnɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phrenic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phrenic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as phrenic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pincher.
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 phrenic
- more phrenic comparative
- most phrenic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phrenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the diaphragm
- 2
Relating to the mind or mental activity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phrenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the diaphragm:
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 phrenic come from?
From New Latin phrenicus, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).