schematic
/skɪˈmætɪk/adjective, noun
schematic is spelled S-C-H-E-M-A-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, schematic means “Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in schematic?
| Letters | 9: S-C-H-E-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 schematic?
Schematic appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 schematic?
- /skɪˈmætɪk/
- /skiːˈmætɪk/
Schematic 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)-Wodencafe-schematic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with schematic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as schematic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: catechism.
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 schematic
- more schematic comparative
- most schematic superlative
- schematics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schematic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a shallow or incomplete understanding of complex subject matter.
- 2
Sketchy, incomplete.
- 3
Relating to a schema.
noun
- 1
A simplified line drawing used by scientists, engineers, technologists and others to illustrate a system at an abstract level. Schematic drawings often use standard symbols for clarity.
I'll have to study the schematics for the new integrated circuit before I can create a good layout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schematic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | schématique , schéma |
| German | schematisch, schemenhaft, vereinfacht, vereinfachend, grob , Schema |
| Spanish | esquema , esquemático |
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 schematic come from?
From scheme or schema + -atic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).