synaesthetic
adjective
synaesthetic is spelled S-Y-N-A-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, synaesthetic means “experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in synaesthetic?
| Letters | 12: S-Y-N-A-E-S-T-H-E-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 synaesthetic?
Synaesthetic appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of synaesthetic
- more synaesthetic comparative
- most synaesthetic superlative
- synæsthetic
- synesthetic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synaesthetic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
Liz said that her name looks yellow, so I assume she’s synaesthetic.
- 2
Pertaining to synaesthesia.
One of the most common synaesthetic effects is to perceive each letter as having a colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Synaesthetic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | synästhetisch |
| Portuguese | sinestético, sinestésico |
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.