anacreontic
/əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/
"anacreontic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anacreontic” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anacreontic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anacreontic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for anacreontic is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˌnakɹɪˈɒntɪk/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
anacreontic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet. The correct English form is anacreontic, spelled A-N-A-C-R-E-O-N-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to the style of the Greek poet Anacreon, who wrote of wine and love; (specifically) designating a metre based on an anaclastic ionic dimeter.
- 2Characterised by festivity and the celebration of love and/or drinking; bacchanalian, amorous.
Etymology
From Late Latin Anacreonticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀνακρέων (Anakréōn), Anacreon a Greek poet.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “anacreontic”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-N-A-C-R-E-O-N-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.