apologetic
/əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/
"apologetic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apologetic” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,162. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,162
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-apologetic · apologetic · English
apologetic · rank #29,162 · 14 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #29,162
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH apoptosis
Nearest frequency peer: apoptosis (+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 “apologetic”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- aloof
aloof
70,843 corpus weight
- amulet
amulet
70,842 corpus weight
- apologetic
apologetic
70,839 corpus weight
- apoptosis
apoptosis
70,838 corpus weight
- arcane
arcane
70,836 corpus weight
- Argo
Argo
70,835 corpus weight
What this shows “apologetic” 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 | apologetic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #29,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “apologetic”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around apologetic (IPA /əˌpɒləˈdʒɛtɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,162 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for apologetic, with forms such as "aoplogetic", "aploogetic", and "apolgoetic". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apologetics", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French apologétique, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós, “of or suitable for defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in defense of”); see more at English apology. The correct English form is apologetic, spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-E-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
- 2Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apologetic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His tone was apologetic as he explained what had happened.
Very different was he, however, from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. His expression was downcast, and his bearing meek and even apologetic.
Etymology
From French apologétique, from Latin apologēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογητικός (apologētikós, “of or suitable for defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in defense of”); see more at English apology.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aoplogetic
- aploogetic
- apolgoetic
- apollogetic
- apoloegtic
- apologeitc
- apologetci
- apologeticc
- apologettic
- apologgetic
- apologteic
- apoolgetic
- appologetic
- paologetic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apologetic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Same letter count
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).