sceptic
/ˈskɛp.tɪk/noun, adjective
sceptic is spelled S-C-E-P-T-I-C: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “sceptic vs skeptic” about 20 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, sceptic means “Alternative spelling of skeptic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sceptic is sceptics.
How many letters and syllables are in sceptic?
| Letters | 7: S-C-E-P-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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 common is sceptic?
Sceptic appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 sceptic?
- /ˈskɛp.tɪk/
Sceptic has 2 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: En-us-sceptic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sceptic
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: skeptic.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sceptic
- sceptics plural
- more sceptic comparative
- most sceptic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sceptic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of skeptic.
adjective
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of skeptic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).