syphilitic
adjective, noun
syphilitic is spelled S-Y-P-H-I-L-I-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, syphilitic means “Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in syphilitic?
| Letters | 10: S-Y-P-H-I-L-I-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 syphilitic?
Syphilitic appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 syphilitic
- syphilitics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syphilitic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
noun
- 1
datedA person with syphilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syphilitic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to syphilis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | syphilitique |
| German | syphilitisch, syphiliskrank |
| Portuguese | sifilítico |
| Spanish | sifilítico |
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.