Tungusic
/tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/adjective
Tungusic is spelled T-U-N-G-U-S-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Tungusic means “Of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Tungusic?
| Letters | 8: T-U-N-G-U-S-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Tungusic?
Tungusic appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 Tungusic?
- /tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Tungusic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Tungusic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tungusic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to these languages:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | toungouse |
| German | tungusisch |
| Spanish | tungús |
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 Tungusic come from?
From Tungus + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).