pontic
/ˈpɒntɪk/noun, adjective
pontic is spelled P-O-N-T-I-C: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pontic means “A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pontic is pontics.
How many letters and syllables are in pontic?
| Letters | 6: P-O-N-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 pontic?
Pontic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 pontic?
- /ˈpɒntɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Pontic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pontic
- pontics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pontic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the pons.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to kingdom of Pontus.
- 2
Of or relating to the region of Pontus in northern Anatolia.
- 3
Of or relating to Pontic Greek, the dialect of Greek that developed in Pontus and is now spoken chiefly in rural northern Greece.
- 4
Of or relating to the Black Sea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pontic 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 pontic come from?
From Latin pont- (“bridge”) + -ic (“of, pertaining to”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).