trochaic
/tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/adjective, noun
trochaic is spelled T-R-O-C-H-A-I-C: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trochaic means “Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trochaic?
| Letters | 8: T-R-O-C-H-A-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 trochaic?
Trochaic appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 trochaic?
- UK /tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/
- US /tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/
Trochaic has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-trochaic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trochaic?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trochaic from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɪk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: thoracic.
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 trochaic
- troch.
- trochaics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trochaic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
noun
- 1
A poetical composition of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate trochaic?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of trochaic: troch..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trochaic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense referring to poetry composed of trochees:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trochaïque |
| German | trochäisch |
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 trochaic come from?
Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).