semantic
/sɪˈmæntɪk/adjective, noun
semantic is spelled S-E-M-A-N-T-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semantic means “Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semantic?
| Letters | 8: S-E-M-A-N-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd 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 semantic?
Semantic appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 semantic?
- /sɪˈmæntɪk/
- /səˈmæntək/
Semantic 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: En-au-semantic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with semantic?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as semantic.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amnestic.
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 semantic
- semantics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semantic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
- 2
Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
- 3
slangPetty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.
noun
- 1
In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Semantic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sémantique |
| German | semantisch |
| Portuguese | semântico |
| Spanish | semántico |
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 semantic come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).