styptic
/ˈstɪptɪk/adjective, noun
styptic is spelled S-T-Y-P-T-I-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, styptic means “Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in styptic?
| Letters | 7: S-T-Y-P-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is styptic?
Styptic appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 styptic?
- /ˈstɪptɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-styptic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of styptic
- more styptic comparative
- most styptic superlative
- styptick
- styptics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does styptic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
- 2
That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.
noun
- 1
A substance used for styptic results.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does styptic come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).