cultic

adj

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"cultic" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cultic” is uncommon English (frequency #75,774 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,774
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)

Corpus desk

Index EN-cultic · cultic · English

cultic · rank #75,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,774
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cullinan

Nearest frequency peer: Cullinan (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “cultic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cultic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cultic
PropertyValue
Headwordcultic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cultic” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).culticfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Cullinan” (#75,773), “curcumin” (#75,775), “cyclically” (#75,778). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cultic” is #75,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cultic is uncommon English at frequency #75,774 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cultic in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cult + -ic. The correct English form is cultic, spelled C-U-L-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
  2. 2
    cultish, cultlike, relating to (the methods of) cults (type of sect)

Etymology

From cult + -ic.

This word in other languages

cultual(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cultic"?
"cultic" is spelled C-U-L-T-I-C.
What does "cultic" mean?
As an adjective, "cultic" means: ritual, relating to cult (religious ritual)
What is the origin of the word "cultic"?
From cult + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cultic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

daimyo#75,782Daniil#75,787Decima#75,792consol#75,753

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list