statics
/ˈstæ.tɪks/noun
statics is spelled S-T-A-T-I-C-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, statics means “The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in static equilibrium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statics?
| Letters | 7: S-T-A-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is statics?
Statics appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 statics?
- /ˈstæ.tɪks/
Statics has 2 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)-Vealhurl-statics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does statics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The branch of mechanics concerned with forces in static equilibrium
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of mechanics:
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.