surjective
/sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/adjective
surjective is spelled S-U-R-J-E-C-T-I-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, surjective means “Of, relating to, or being a surjection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in surjective?
| Letters | 10: S-U-R-J-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 surjective?
Surjective appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 surjective?
- UK /səˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
- US /sɚˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with surjective?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as surjective from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktɪv/):
- perspective
- objective
- respective
- protective
- directive
- retrospective
- corrective
- introspective
- overprotective
- imperfective
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).
What does surjective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or being a surjection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Surjective in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating, or being a surjection:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surjectif |
| German | surjektiv |
| Portuguese | sobrejetivo |
| Spanish | sobreyectivo |
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.