# bureaucratic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌbjʊəɹəˈkɹætɪk/ · frequency rank #17,093

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French bureaucratique, from bureaucrate (“bureaucrat”) or bureaucratie (“bureaucracy”) + -ique (“-ic”), equivalent to bureaucrat + -ic or bureau + -cratic.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`bbureaucratic`, `brueaucratic`, `bueraucratic`, `buraeucratic`, `bureacuratic`, `bureaucartic`, `bureauccratic`, `bureaucraitc`, `bureaucratci`, `bureaucraticc`, `bureaucrattic`, `bureaucrratic`, `bureaucrtaic`, `bureaurcatic`, `bureuacratic`, `burreaucratic`, `ubreaucratic`

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