# acetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈsiːtɪk/ · frequency rank #44,039

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
2. Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.

## Etymology
From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **attic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-attic)
- **actin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-actin)
- **Arctic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-arctic)
- **acidic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-acidic)
- **aortic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-aortic)
- **anemic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-anemic)
- **acetyl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-acetyl)
- **ascetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acetic-vs-ascetic)

## Common misspellings (8)
`accetic`, `aceitc`, `acetci`, `aceticc`, `acettic`, `acteic`, `aectic`, `caetic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/acetic