trophic
troph·ic/ˈtɹɑfɪk/adjective
trophic is spelled T-R-O-P-H-I-C: 7 letters and 2 syllables (troph·ic). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trophic means “Of or pertaining to nutrition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trophic?
| Letters | 7: T-R-O-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: troph·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 trophic?
Trophic appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 trophic?
- UK /ˈtɹɒfɪk/
- UK /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/
- US /ˈtɹɑfɪk/
Trophic has 2 syllables, split troph·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trophic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trophic?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trophic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑfɪk/):
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 trophic
- trophical
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trophic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
- 2
Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
- 3
Of or pertaining to growth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trophic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | -trophe |
| German | -troph |
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 trophic come from?
From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).