systematic
sys·te·mat·ic/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/adjective, adverb
systematic is spelled S-Y-S-T-E-M-A-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables (sys·te·mat·ic). It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “systematic vs systemic” about 9,900 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, systematic means “Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in systematic?
| Letters | 10: S-Y-S-T-E-M-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sys·te·mat·ic |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is systematic?
Systematic appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 systematic?
- UK /ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/
- UK /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/
- US /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/
Systematic has 4 syllables, split sys·te·mat·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-systematic.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with systematic
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with systematic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as systematic from its last stressed vowel (/ætɪk/):
- democratic
- automatic
- diplomatic
- static
- problematic
- traumatic
- bureaucratic
- erratic
- pancreatic
- aromatic
- enigmatic
- hepatic
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 systematic
- more systematic comparative
- most systematic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does systematic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
- 2
Methodical; regular and orderly.
- 3
Treating an object as a system or coherent whole.
the systematic study of religious beliefs
- 4
Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
- 5
Of, relating to, or in accordance with generally recognized conventions for the naming of chemicals.
- 6
archaicOf, relating to, or being a system.
adverb
- 1
colloquialsystematically
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Systematic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | systématique |
| German | systematisch , System- |
| Portuguese | sistemático |
| Spanish | sistemático |
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 systematic come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Koine Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēmă, “a composite; system”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix). Cognate with French systématique and Italian sistematico. By surface analysis, system + -atic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).