# Adriatic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌeɪ.dɹiˈæt.ɪk/ · frequency rank #31,425

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

## Etymology
From Latin Adriāticum, variant of Hadriātricum, from Hadria, ultimately from either:
* an Etruscan settlement at the northern shore of the Adriatic Sea.
* Illyrian *adur, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”), related to Proto-Albanian *udrijā, or from Venetic [script needed] (adur, “water”), in either case related to Latin unda and Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), more at water.

## Easily confused with
- **Asiatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adriatic-vs-asiatic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`addriatic`, `adiratic`, `adraitic`, `adriaitc`, `adriatci`, `adriaticc`, `adriattic`, `adritaic`, `adrriatic`, `ardiatic`, `dariatic`

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