stenographic
/ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/adjective
stenographic is spelled S-T-E-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stenographic means “Of or pertaining to stenography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stenographic?
| Letters | 12: S-T-E-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 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 stenographic?
Stenographic appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 stenographic?
- US /ˌstɛ.nəˈɡɹæ.fɪk/
Stenographic has 4 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-stenographic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stenographic?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stenographic from its last stressed vowel (/æfɪk/):
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 stenographic
- more stenographic comparative
- most stenographic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stenographic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to stenography
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stenographic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sténographique |
| German | stenografisch |
| Spanish | taquigráfico |
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 stenographic come from?
From stenography + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).