dialogic

adj

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"dialogic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dialogic” is uncommon English (frequency #91,422 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,422
frequency rank, English
26,416
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to dialogue.

Key facts for dialogic
PropertyValue
Headworddialogic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dialogic” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dialogic is uncommon English at frequency #91,422 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dialogic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek διαλογικός (dialogikós, “related to a dialogue”), from διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse, dialogue”), equivalent to dialog + -ic. The correct English form is dialogic, spelled D-I-A-L-O-G-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to dialogue.
  2. 2
    written in dialogue.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to dialogism.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαλογικός (dialogikós, “related to a dialogue”), from διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse, dialogue”), equivalent to dialog + -ic.

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 "dialogic"?
"dialogic" is spelled D-I-A-L-O-G-I-C.
What does "dialogic" mean?
As an adjective, "dialogic" means: Of or relating to dialogue.
What is the origin of the word "dialogic"?
From Ancient Greek διαλογικός (dialogikós, “related to a dialogue”), from διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse, dialogue”), equivalent to dialog + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “dialogic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-I-A-L-O-G-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list