allergic
/əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/
"allergic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allergic” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,845
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to allergy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-allergic · allergic · English
allergic · rank #9,845 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,845
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH alignment
Nearest frequency peer: alignment (-1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “allergic”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
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90,156 corpus weight
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90,155 corpus weight
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90,154 corpus weight
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90,153 corpus weight
What this shows “allergic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allergic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “allergic”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around allergic (IPA /əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,845 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for allergic, with forms such as "alelrgic", "alergic", and "allegric". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "allergy", "allergies", "allergen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From allergy + -ic. The correct English form is allergic, spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to allergy.
- 2Having an allergy.
- 3Highly averse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how allergic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I am allergic to cats.
I'm allergic to homework.
Etymology
From allergy + -ic.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- alelrgic
- alergic
- allegric
- allergci
- allerggic
- allergicc
- allerigc
- allerrgic
- allregic
- lalergic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allergic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allergic", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).