# cystic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪstɪk/ · frequency rank #26,386

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a cyst.
2. Of or pertaining to the gall bladder or the urinary bladder.

## Etymology
From Middle French cystique, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis).

## Easily confused with
- **cysts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cystic-vs-cysts)
- **cyst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyst-vs-cystic)
- **cynic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cynic-vs-cystic)
- **Celtic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celtic-vs-cystic)
- **critic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/critic-vs-cystic)
- **cosmic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cosmic-vs-cystic)
- **cyclic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyclic-vs-cystic)
- **Coptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coptic-vs-cystic)
- **cryptic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cryptic-vs-cystic)
- **caustic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caustic-vs-cystic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccystic`, `csytic`, `cysitc`, `cysstic`, `cystci`, `cysticc`, `cysttic`, `cytsic`, `cyystic`, `ycstic`

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