spermatic
sper·mat·ic/spɚˈmætɪk/adjective
spermatic is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables (sper·mat·ic). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, spermatic means “Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in spermatic?
| Letters | 9: S-P-E-R-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sper·mat·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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; 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 spermatic?
Spermatic appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 spermatic?
- US /spɚˈmætɪk/
- UK /spəˈmætɪk/
Spermatic has 3 syllables, split sper·mat·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spermatic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with spermatic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as spermatic from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪk/):
- democratic
- automatic
- diplomatic
- static
- problematic
- systematic
- traumatic
- bureaucratic
- erratic
- pancreatic
- aromatic
- enigmatic
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 spermatic
- more spermatic comparative
- most spermatic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spermatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm.
- 2
Producing, conveying or containing sperm; seminiferous.
- 3
archaicGenerative.
[…] or some hidden Spermatick power has gendered these both Anchors, Urnes, Coins, and Sculls in the ground […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spermatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spermatique |
| Portuguese | espermático |
| Spanish | espermático |
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 spermatic come from?
From Middle English spermatik, from Latin spermaticus, from Ancient Greek σπερματικός (spermatikós). By surface analysis, spermat- + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).