economic

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/[…]/ adj

The verdict

“economic” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,193 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#19,193
frequency rank, German
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ökonomisch, wirtschaftlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

economic vs of
13% similar
economic vs ii
13% similar
economic vs TO
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for economic
PropertyValue
Headwordeconomic
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,193
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “economic” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). economic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for economic is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,193 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for economic, with forms such as "ceonomic", "ecconomic", and "ecnoomic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is economic, spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    ökonomisch, wirtschaftlich
  2. 2
    profitabel, rentabel

Synonyms

lucrativeprofitable

Antonyms

uneconomicunprofitable

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ceonomic,ecconomic,ecnoomic,econmoic,econnomic,econoimc,economci,economicc,econommic,ecoonmic,eocnomic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of economic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ceonomic2ecconomic1ecnoomic2econmoic2econnomic1econoimc2economci2economicc1
Edit distance from "economic"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "economic"?
"economic" is spelled E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "economic" mean?
As an adjective, "economic" means: ökonomisch, wirtschaftlich
What words are commonly confused with "economic"?
"economic" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "economic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "economic" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "economic" come from?
"economic" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “economic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-C-O-N-O-M-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “of” - see the side-by-side comparison. economic vs of
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list