splenetic
sple·net·ic/spləˈnɛtɪk/adjective
splenetic is spelled S-P-L-E-N-E-T-I-C: 9 letters and 3 syllables (sple·net·ic). It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, splenetic means “Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in splenetic?
| Letters | 9: S-P-L-E-N-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sple·net·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 splenetic?
Splenetic appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 splenetic?
- US /spləˈnɛtɪk/
Splenetic has 3 syllables, split sple·net·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-VGPaleontologist-splenetic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with splenetic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as splenetic from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɪk/):
- magnetic
- cosmetic
- energetic
- poetic
- electromagnetic
- diabetic
- kinetic
- arithmetic
- prosthetic
- apologetic
- empathetic
- phylogenetic
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 splenetic
- more splenetic comparative
- most splenetic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does splenetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- 2
Related to the spleen.
I have already described the general protuberance of the abdomen among the children throughout the Messaria and the Carpas districts, all of whom are more or less affected by splenetic diseases.
noun
- 1
archaicA person affected with spleen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Splenetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 splenetic come from?
The adjective form of spleen, borrowed from Late Latin spleneticus, from Latin splen. Anger was traditionally believed to originate from the fluids of the spleen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).