stoic
sto·ic/ˈstoʊ.ɪk/noun, adjective
stoic is spelled S-T-O-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables (sto·ic). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stoic means “Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stoic is stoics.
How many letters and syllables are in stoic?
| Letters | 5: S-T-O-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sto·ic |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 stoic?
Stoic appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 stoic?
- UK /ˈstəʊ.ɪk/
- US /ˈstoʊ.ɪk/
- /ˈstoːɪk/
Stoic has 2 syllables, split sto·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-stoic.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-stoic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stoic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stoic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊɪk/):
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 stoic
- stoics plural
- more stoic comparative
- most stoic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stoic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
- 2
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
- 2
Not affected by pain or distress.
- 3
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of stoic.
- 2
A student of Stowe School, England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stoic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stoïcien, stoïcienne , stoïque |
| German | Stoiker , stoisch |
| Portuguese | estoico |
| Spanish | estoico , estoica |
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 stoic come from?
From Latin stōicus (noun via Middle English Stoycis pl), from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “the Stoa Poikile”, literally “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno of Citium was teaching.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).