# artistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɑːˈtɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #5,388

## Definitions
1. Having or revealing creative skill.
2. Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
3. Aesthetically pleasing.
4. Euphemistic form of autistic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French artistique, from artiste + -ique. By surface analysis, artist + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **artists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artistic-vs-artists)
- **autistic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artistic-vs-autistic)
- **artistry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artistic-vs-artistry)
- **artist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artist-vs-artistic)
- **artiste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artiste-vs-artistic)
- **armistice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/armistice-vs-artistic)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aritstic`, `arrtistic`, `artisitc`, `artisstic`, `artistci`, `artisticc`, `artisttic`, `artitsic`, `artsitic`, `arttistic`, `atristic`, `ratistic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/artistic