prussic
adjective
prussic is spelled P-R-U-S-S-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prussic means “derived from Prussian blue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prussic?
| Letters | 7: P-R-U-S-S-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 prussic?
Prussic appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
What does prussic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
derived from Prussian blue
- 2
of, or derived from prussic acid; hydrocyanic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prussic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense derived from prussic acid – see also hydrocyanic:
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 prussic come from?
From Latin prussicus (“Prussian”) or French prussique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).