# asthmatic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /æsˈθmætɪk/ · frequency rank #45,211

## Definitions
1. Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin asthmaticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσθματικός (asthmatikós, “afflicted with shortness of breath”), from ἆσθμα (âsthma, “short-drawn breath, panting”) (compare asthma). By surface analysis, asthma + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **automatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asthmatic-vs-automatic)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ashtmatic`, `assthmatic`, `asthamtic`, `asthhmatic`, `asthmaitc`, `asthmatci`, `asthmaticc`, `asthmattic`, `asthmmatic`, `asthmtaic`, `astmhatic`, `astthmatic`, `atshmatic`, `sathmatic`

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