fig

Other forms of fig

plural

figs

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 fig

What does fig mean?

fig means "a diagram or picture illustrating textual material". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fig?

fig has 1 syllable: fig. In IPA it is /ˈfɪɡ/.

What is another word for fig?

Close synonyms include figure, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fig a common word?

fig is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.