egoistic

/ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/

//ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk// adj

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

The verdict

“egoistic” is uncommon English (frequency #74,926 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,926
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Egoistical.

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)

Where “egoistic” 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). egoistic lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egoistic is uncommon English at frequency #74,926 among 18,836 “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

altruisticphilanthropic

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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Using “egoistic”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is E-G-O-I-S-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌiː.ɡəʊˈɪs.tɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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