talismanic
/ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/adjective
talismanic is an adjective meaning “Of, relating to, or similar to, a talisman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-A-L-I-S-M-A-N-I-C, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does talismanic mean?
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or similar to, a talisman.
- 2
Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce talismanic?
- UK /ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of talismanic
- more talismanic comparative
- most talismanic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is talismanic?
Talismanic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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).
Talismanic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or like, a talisman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | talismanique |
| Portuguese | talismânico |
| Spanish | talismánico |
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 talismanic come from?
From talisman + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).