apoplectic
/ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/
"apoplectic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“apoplectic” is an uncommon English word, ranked #70,458 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #70,458
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to apoplexy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apoplectic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #70,458 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apoplectic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for apoplectic is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæp.əˈplɛk.tɪk/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,458 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apoplectic, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”). The correct English form is apoplectic, spelled A-P-O-P-L-E-C-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to apoplexy.
- 2Marked by extreme anger or fury.
- 3Effused with blood.
Etymology
From French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplēcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληκτικός (apoplēktikós), from ἀπόπληκτος (apóplēktos), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō), from ἀπό (apó, “of, from”) + πλήσσω (plḗssō, “I strike”).
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); 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 “apoplectic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-P-O-P-L-E-C-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.