tragicomic
/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/adjective
tragicomic is spelled T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tragicomic means “Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tragicomic?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tragicomic?
Tragicomic appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 tragicomic?
- UK /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/
- US /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/
Tragicomic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tragicomic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tragicomic?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tragicomic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪk/):
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 tragicomic
- more tragicomic comparative
- most tragicomic superlative
- tragicomedic
- comitragic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tragicomic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tragicomic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to tragicomedy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tragicomique |
| German | tragikomisch |
| Portuguese | tragicômico |
| Spanish | tragicómico |
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 tragicomic come from?
Blend of tragic + comic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).