coefficient

Other forms of coefficient

plural

coefficients·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about coefficient

What does coefficient mean?

coefficient means "a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic".

How many syllables are in coefficient?

coefficient has 4 syllables: co-ef-fic-ient. The stress falls on "fic". In IPA it is /ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/.

Is coefficient a common word?

coefficient is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with coefficient?

8 words rhyme with coefficient. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.