# Asiatic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /eɪʒiˈætɪk/ · frequency rank #25,666

## Definitions
1. Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.
2. Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time in the Far East.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic.

## Easily confused with
- **aquatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aquatic-vs-asiatic)
- **ascetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascetic-vs-asiatic)
- **Adriatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adriatic-vs-asiatic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aisatic`, `asaitic`, `asiaitc`, `asiatci`, `asiaticc`, `asiattic`, `asitaic`, `assiatic`, `saiatic`

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