# catastrophic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kætəˈstɹɒfɪk/ · frequency rank #13,294

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
2. Disastrous; ruinous.
3. From which recovery is impossible.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταστροφικός (katastrophikós). By surface analysis, catastrophe + -ic.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`actastrophic`, `caatstrophic`, `catasrtophic`, `catasstrophic`, `catastorphic`, `catastrohpic`, `catastrophci`, `catastrophhic`, `catastrophicc`, `catastropihc`, `catastropphic`, `catastrpohic`, `catastrrophic`, `catasttrophic`, `catatsrophic`, `catsatrophic`, `cattastrophic`, `ccatastrophic`, `ctaastrophic`

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