aerobatic
/ˌɛːɹ.əˈbæ.tɪk/
"aerobatic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aerobatic” is uncommon English (frequency #77,385 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,385
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aerobatic · aerobatic · English
aerobatic · rank #77,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,385
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH adware
Nearest frequency peer: adware (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “aerobatic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- acquisitive
acquisitive
22,621 corpus weight
- adamantium
adamantium
22,620 corpus weight
- adoptable
adoptable
22,619 corpus weight
- adware
adware
22,618 corpus weight
- aerobatic
aerobatic
22,616 corpus weight
- Alcan
Alcan
22,612 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “aerobatic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aerobatic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɛːɹ.əˈbæ.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aerobatic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aerobatic is uncommon English at frequency #77,385 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɛːɹ.əˈbæ.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aerobatic, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of aero- + acrobatic. The correct English form is aerobatic, spelled A-E-R-O-B-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having to do with acrobatic maneuvers, such as spins, twirls, and flips, performed by an airplane.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aerobatic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Boobies are powerful, aerobatic fliers, and they can be challenging to photograph.
Etymology
Blend of aero- + acrobatic.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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