pleonastic
/ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/adjective
pleonastic is spelled P-L-E-O-N-A-S-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pleonastic means “Of, or relating to pleonasm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pleonastic?
| Letters | 10: P-L-E-O-N-A-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 pleonastic?
Pleonastic appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 pleonastic?
- /ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pleonastic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pleonastic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pleonastic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: neoplastic.
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 pleonastic
- more pleonastic comparative
- most pleonastic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleonastic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to pleonasm.
- 2
Redundant.
- 3
Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleonastic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to pleonasm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pléonastique |
| German | pleonastisch |
| Portuguese | pleonástico |
| Spanish | redundante, pleonástico |
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 pleonastic come from?
From pleonasm + -astic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).