ecstatic
/ɛkˈstætɪk/
"ecstatic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ecstatic” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,830
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ecstatic · ecstatic · English
ecstatic · rank #17,830 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,830
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH eclectic
Nearest frequency peer: eclectic (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ecstatic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dyke
dyke
82,174 corpus weight
- echoing
echoing
82,173 corpus weight
- eclectic
eclectic
82,172 corpus weight
- ecstatic
ecstatic
82,171 corpus weight
- endemic
endemic
82,169 corpus weight
- enlist
enlist
82,168 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ecstatic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ecstatic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɛkˈstætɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #17,830 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ecstatic” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around ecstatic (IPA /ɛkˈstætɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,830 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ecstatic, with forms such as "cestatic", "eccstatic", and "ecsattic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός (ekstatikós). By surface analysis, ecstasy + -tic. The correct English form is ecstatic, spelled E-C-S-T-A-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.
- 2Extremely happy.
- 3Relating to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ecstatic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[W]hilſt he heſitated there, the criſis of pleaſure overtook him, and the cloſe compreſſure of the vvarm ſurrounding fold, drevv from him the extatic guſh, even before mine vvas ready to meet it, kept up by the pain I had endur'd in the courſe of the engagement, from the unſufferable ſize of his vveapon, tho' it vvas not as yet in above half its length.
The moment of ejaculation in mammiferous animals is accompanied by universal excitement of the whole body, a kind of slight convulsion, which terminates in a comatose or exstatic state.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός (ekstatikós). By surface analysis, ecstasy + -tic.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cestatic
- eccstatic
- ecsattic
- ecsstatic
- ecstaitc
- ecstatci
- ecstaticc
- ecstattic
- ecsttaic
- ecsttatic
- ectsatic
- esctatic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ecstatic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
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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.