# colic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒl.ɪk/ · frequency rank #44,126

## Definitions
1. Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
2. Severe fussiness and crying, especially of infants with certain medical conditions.
3. A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).

## Easily confused with
- **colt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-colt)
- **colo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-colo)
- **coll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-coll)
- **color** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-color)
- **comic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-comic)
- **Colin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-colin)
- **COVID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-covid)
- **cubic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-cubic)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-colon)
- **cynic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-cynic)
- **comics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-comics)
- **cosmic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-cosmic)
- **cyclic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-cyclic)
- **Collin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-collin)
- **collie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-collie)
- **Coptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-coptic)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/col-vs-colic)
- **CoC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coc-vs-colic)
- **CLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clc-vs-colic)
- **cold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cold-vs-colic)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccolic`, `cloic`, `coilc`, `colci`, `colicc`, `collic`, `oclic`

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