cosmic
/ˈkɒz.mɪk/
"cosmic" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cosmic” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,866
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cosmic · cosmic · English
cosmic · rank #9,866 · 9 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,866
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH conventions
Nearest frequency peer: conventions (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cosmic”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- compromised
compromised
90,138 corpus weight
- constructive
constructive
90,137 corpus weight
- conventions
conventions
90,136 corpus weight
- cosmic
cosmic
90,135 corpus weight
- crystals
crystals
90,134 corpus weight
- daisy
daisy
90,133 corpus weight
What this shows “cosmic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cosmic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,866 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cosmic”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around cosmic (IPA /ˈkɒz.mɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,866 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cosmic, with forms such as "ccosmic", "comsic", and "cosimc". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cosmos", "cystic", "comic", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós) The correct English form is cosmic, spelled C-O-S-M-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
- 2Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
- 3Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
- 4Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cosmic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
cosmic speed
The human understanding, for example—the faculty which Mr. Spencer has turned so skillfully round upon its own antecedents—is itself a result of the play between organism and environment through cosmic ranges of time.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccosmic
- comsic
- cosimc
- cosmci
- cosmicc
- cosmmic
- cossmic
- csomic
- ocsmic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cosmic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cosmic", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).