allopathic
/ˌæl.oʊˈpæθ.ɪk/
"allopathic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allopathic” is an uncommon English word, ranked #89,093 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #89,093
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to allopathy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allopathic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæl.oʊˈpæθ.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “allopathic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for allopathic is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæl.oʊˈpæθ.ɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #89,093 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of or pertaining to allopathy.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for allopathic, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From allo- + -pathic. The correct English form is allopathic, spelled A-L-L-O-P-A-T-H-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to allopathy.
Etymology
From allo- + -pathic.
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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Using “allopathic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-O-P-A-T-H-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæl.oʊˈpæθ.ɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.