analeptic
/ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/
"analeptic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“analeptic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That restores or stimulates health.
Corpus desk
Index EN-analeptic · analeptic · English
analeptic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | analeptic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “analeptic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
analeptic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
analeptic has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ana- + -leptic. The correct English form is analeptic, spelled A-N-A-L-E-P-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1That restores or stimulates health.
- 2Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how analeptic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For promotion of the secretion of semen virile, an analeptic diet is recommended by one writer.
Etymology
From ana- + -leptic.
This word in other languages
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.