# acrylic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ · frequency rank #16,632

## Definitions
1. Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
2. Containing an acrylic resin.

## Etymology
From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

## Easily confused with
- **acrylics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acrylic-vs-acrylics)

## Common misspellings (11)
`accrylic`, `acrlyic`, `acrrylic`, `acryilc`, `acrylci`, `acrylicc`, `acryllic`, `acryylic`, `acyrlic`, `arcylic`, `carylic`

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