egoistic

/ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/

//ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk// adj

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

The verdict

“egoistic” is uncommon English (frequency #74,926 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,926
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Egoistical.

Corpus desk

Index EN-egoistic · egoistic · English

egoistic · rank #74,926 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,926
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH efferent

Nearest frequency peer: efferent (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “egoistic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “egoistic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for egoistic
PropertyValue
Headwordegoistic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,926
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “egoistic” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “efferent” (#74,925), “Eed” (#74,924), “elastomer” (#74,929). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “egoistic” is #74,926. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egoistic is uncommon English at frequency #74,926 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Egoistical.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for egoistic, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From egoist + -ic. The correct English form is egoistic, spelled E-G-O-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Egoistical.

Etymology

From egoist + -ic.

Antonyms

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 "egoistic"?
"egoistic" is spelled E-G-O-I-S-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/.
What does "egoistic" mean?
As an adjective, "egoistic" means: Egoistical.
How do you pronounce "egoistic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egoistic" is /ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "egoistic"?
From egoist + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "egoistic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list