symptomatic
symp·to·mat·ic/ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/adjective, noun
symptomatic is spelled S-Y-M-P-T-O-M-A-T-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables (symp·to·mat·ic). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, symptomatic means “Showing symptoms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in symptomatic?
| Letters | 11: S-Y-M-P-T-O-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: symp·to·mat·ic |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 symptomatic?
Symptomatic appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 symptomatic?
- /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/
Symptomatic has 4 syllables, split symp·to·mat·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-symptomatic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of symptomatic
- more symptomatic comparative
- most symptomatic superlative
- symptomatics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does symptomatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing symptoms.
- 2
Constituting a symptom or indication; characteristic, indicative.
The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.
- 3
Of a treatment, that only affects the symptoms of a disease without targeting the underlying cause.
- 4
Relating to symptomatics.
noun
- 1
A person exhibiting the symptoms of an illness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Symptomatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense showing symptoms:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | symptomatique |
| Portuguese | sintomático |
| Spanish | sintomático |
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 symptomatic come from?
Borrowed from French symptomatique, from New Latin symptomaticus, from Ancient Greek συμπτωματικός (sumptōmatikós, “of or pertaining to a chance (or a symptom), casual”), from σύμπτωμα (súmptōma, “a symptom”). By surface analysis, symptom + -atic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).