pyrogenic
adjective
pyrogenic is spelled P-Y-R-O-G-E-N-I-C: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pyrogenic means “Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pyrogenic?
| Letters | 9: P-Y-R-O-G-E-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 pyrogenic?
Pyrogenic appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 pyrogenic?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pyrogenic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pyrogenic
- more pyrogenic comparative
- most pyrogenic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pyrogenic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.
- 2
Of a mineral: formed from magma at high temperature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pyrogenic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense producing or produced by heat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pyrogènique |
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 pyrogenic come from?
From pyro- + -genic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).