# economic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/ · frequency rank #827

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to an economy.
2. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
3. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.
4. Pertaining to the management of a household

## Etymology
From Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομικός (oikonomikós, “skilled with household management”).

## Easily confused with
- **economy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economy)
- **economics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economics)
- **economies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economies)
- **economist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economist)
- **ergonomic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-ergonomic)
- **economical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/economic-vs-economical)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ceonomic`, `ecconomic`, `ecnoomic`, `econmoic`, `econnomic`, `econoimc`, `economci`, `economicc`, `econommic`, `ecoonmic`, `eocnomic`

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