antalgic
"antalgic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antalgic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - alleviating pain
Corpus desk
Index EN-antalgic · antalgic · English
antalgic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | antalgic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “antalgic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
antalgic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "alleviating pain".
Zero misspellings are on record for antalgic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From anti- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -ic. Compare French antalgique. The correct English form is antalgic, spelled A-N-T-A-L-G-I-C.
Definition
- 1alleviating pain
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how antalgic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The supine patient's head rests on a pillow supporting the flexed antalgic position
Etymology
From anti- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -ic. Compare French antalgique.
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.