reminiscent
/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/adjective, noun
reminiscent is spelled R-E-M-I-N-I-S-C-E-N-T. The wrong spelling people search most is reminescent: about 40 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 28 of all searches for the word. Reminiscent is an adjective meaning “Of, or relating to reminiscence”.
How many letters and syllables are in reminiscent?
| Letters | 11: R-E-M-I-N-I-S-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 4; the most searched, reminescent, about 40 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell reminiscent?
Reminiscent is spelled R-E-M-I-N-I-S-C-E-N-T. 4 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 13 of the searches for reminiscent in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is reminiscent?
Reminiscent appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 reminiscent?
- /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
Reminiscent has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reminiscent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of reminiscent
- more reminiscent comparative
- most reminiscent superlative
- reminiscents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reminiscent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to reminiscence.
- 2
Suggestive of an earlier event or times.
- 3
Tending to bring some memory etc. to mind (followed by of)
That painting is very reminiscent of Picasso's later work.
- 4
Remembering; undergoing reminiscence.
noun
- 1
One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording reminiscences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reminiscent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | reminiszent, erinnernd , wachrufend , Erinnerungen hervorrufend |
| Spanish | reminiscente |
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 reminiscent come from?
From Latin reminīscēns, present participle of reminīscor (“remember”), from re- (“again”) + min-, base of me-min-isse (“to remember, think over”), akin to mens (“mind”); see mental, mind, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).