syllabic
syl·lab·ic/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjective, noun
syllabic is spelled S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables (syl·lab·ic). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, syllabic means “Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in syllabic?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: syl·lab·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 syllabic?
Syllabic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 syllabic?
- US /sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Australia /sɪˈlɑːbɪk/
Syllabic has 3 syllables, split syl·lab·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-syllabic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with syllabic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as syllabic from its last stressed vowel (/æbɪk/):
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 syllabic
- more syllabic comparative
- most syllabic superlative
- syllabics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syllabic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- 2
Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
- 3
Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
- 4
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
noun
- 1
A syllabic sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syllabic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syllabique |
| German | Silben-, silbenweise, silbig, syllabisch |
| Portuguese | silábico |
| Spanish | silábico |
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 syllabic come from?
From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek συλλαβικός (sullabikós), from συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).