trisyllabic
tri·syl·lab·ic/ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjective, noun
trisyllabic is spelled T-R-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables (tri·syl·lab·ic). It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trisyllabic means “having three syllables” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trisyllabic?
| Letters | 11: T-R-I-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: tri·syl·lab·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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; 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 trisyllabic?
Trisyllabic appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 trisyllabic?
- US /ˌtɹaɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Australia /ˌtɹɑe.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
Trisyllabic has 4 syllables, split tri·syl·lab·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with trisyllabic?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trisyllabic from its last stressed vowel (/æbɪk/):
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 trisyllabic
- trisyllabics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trisyllabic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
having three syllables
noun
- 1
a word comprising three syllables
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trisyllabic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having three syllables:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | dreisilbig |
| Portuguese | trissílabo, trissilábico |
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 trisyllabic come from?
From tri- + syllabic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).