# cyclic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsaɪ.klɪk/ · frequency rank #23,506

## Definitions
1. Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
2. Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.
3. Having parts arranged in a whorl.
4. Being generated by only one element.
5. Able to be inscribed in a circle.
6. Firing at its full cyclic rate.

## Etymology
From French cyclique or its etymon Classical Latin cyclicus, from Ancient Greek κυκλικός (kuklikós). By surface analysis, cycle + -ic. Piecewise doublet of chakric.

## Easily confused with
- **cynic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cynic)
- **cystic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cystic)
- **cycling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cycling)
- **cyclist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cyclist)
- **cyclical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cyclical)
- **cycle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycle-vs-cyclic)
- **colic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colic-vs-cyclic)
- **cycles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycles-vs-cyclic)
- **cycled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cycled-vs-cyclic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccyclic`, `ccylic`, `cycclic`, `cycilc`, `cyclci`, `cyclicc`, `cycllic`, `cylcic`, `cyyclic`, `ycclic`

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