# economics

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/ · frequency rank #3,483

## Definitions
1. The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production.

## Etymology
From econom(y) + -ics, from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “the management of a household”).

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ceonomics`, `ecconomics`, `ecnoomics`, `econmoics`, `econnomics`, `econoimcs`, `economcis`, `economiccs`, `economicss`, `economisc`, `econommics`, `ecoonmics`, `eocnomics`

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