Sinitic
/saɪˈnɪtɪk/adjective
Sinitic is spelled S-I-N-I-T-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sinitic means “Of or pertaining to Chinese languages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sinitic?
| Letters | 7: S-I-N-I-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Sinitic?
Sinitic appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 Sinitic?
- /saɪˈnɪtɪk/
- /sɪˈnɪtɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Sinitic
- more Sinitic comparative
- most Sinitic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sinitic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Chinese languages
- 2
Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sinitic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the group of Chinese languages:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sinitique, chinois |
| German | sinitisch, chinesisch |
| Portuguese | sinítico |
| Spanish | sinítico |
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 Sinitic come from?
From Latin Sīna (“China”) + -itic, as in Semitic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).