egotistical

/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/

//ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l// adj

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"egotistical" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“egotistical” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,308
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending to talk excessively about oneself.

Corpus desk

Index EN-egotistical · egotistical · English

egotistical · rank #39,308 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,308
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH effing

Nearest frequency peer: effing (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “egotistical”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “egotistical” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for egotistical
PropertyValue
Headwordegotistical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/
Letters11
Frequency rank#39,308
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “egotistical”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “effing” (#39,307), “Elgar” (#39,309), “Effie” (#39,306). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “egotistical” is #39,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around egotistical (IPA /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,308 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for egotistical, with forms such as "eggotistical", "egoitstical", and "egotisitcal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
  2. 2
    Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
  3. 3
    Egoistical (advocating egoism).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how egotistical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. All hanar have two names. The Face Name is known to the world; the Soul Name is kept for use among close friends and relations. Hanar never refer to themselves in the first person in conversation with someone they know on a Face Name basis. To do so is considered egotistical, so instead they refer to themselves as "this one", or the impersonal "it".
  2. “Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.”

Etymology

From egotistic + -al.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggotistical
  • egoitstical
  • egotisitcal
  • egotisstical
  • egotistcial
  • egotistiacl
  • egotisticall
  • egotisticcal
  • egotisticla
  • egotisttical
  • egotitsical
  • egotsitical
  • egottistical
  • egtoistical
  • eogtistical
  • geotistical

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of egotistical - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eggotistical1egoitstical2egotisitcal2egotisstical1egotistcial2egotistiacl2egotisticall1egotisticcal1
Edit distance from "egotistical"

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 "egotistical"?
"egotistical" is spelled E-G-O-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/.
What does "egotistical" mean?
As an adjective, "egotistical" means: Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
What are common misspellings of "egotistical"?
Common misspellings include "eggotistical", "egoitstical", "egotisitcal", "egotisstical", "egotistcial". The correct spelling is "egotistical".
How do you pronounce "egotistical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egotistical" is /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/. 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 "egotistical"?
From egotistic + -al. 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 "egotistical", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disaffected#39,293determinism#39,288Francophone#39,328gentlemen's#39,336

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list