# Atlantic

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ətˈlæn.tɪk/ · frequency rank #3,670

## Definitions
1. The Atlantic Ocean.
2. A phase of the Holocene epoch in the Blytt–Sernander system, extending from approximately 8,000 to 5,000 years before present.

## Etymology
From Middle English Atlantyke, from Latin Ā̆tlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”), from Ancient Greek Ἄτλᾱς (Átlās), either from ἁ- (ha-, copulative prefix) + Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bear, undergo, endure”) or of Pre-Greek origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Atlantis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atlantic-vs-atlantis)
- **Atlanta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atlanta-vs-atlantic)

## Common misspellings (12)
`altantic`, `atalntic`, `atlanitc`, `atlanntic`, `atlantci`, `atlanticc`, `atlanttic`, `atlatnic`, `atllantic`, `atlnatic`, `attlantic`, `talantic`

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