egoistical

adj

"egoistical" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“egoistical” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.

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Index EN-egoistical · egoistical · English

egoistical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for egoistical
PropertyValue
Headwordegoistical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “egoistical” in English

egoisticalranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egoistical is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

egoistical has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.
  2. 2
    Egotistical (tending to talk excessively about oneself).

Etymology

From egoistic + -al.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "egoistical"?
"egoistical" is spelled E-G-O-I-S-T-I-C-A-L.
What does "egoistical" mean?
As an adjective, "egoistical" means: Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.
What is the origin of the word "egoistical"?
From egoistic + -al. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list