robotic
/ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/adjective
robotic is spelled R-O-B-O-T-I-C: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, robotic means “Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in robotic?
| Letters | 7: R-O-B-O-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is robotic?
Robotic appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 robotic?
- UK /ɹəʊˈbɒt.ɪk/
- UK /ɹəˈbɒt.ɪk/
- US /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪk/
Robotic has 3 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-robotic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with robotic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as robotic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtɪk/):
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 robotic
- more robotic comparative
- most robotic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does robotic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Robotic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or resembling a robot:
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 robotic come from?
From robot + -ic. Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story Liar!.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).