egotistical
/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/
"egotistical" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“egotistical” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,308 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,308
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | egotistical |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #39,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “egotistical” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for egotistical is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,308 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
- 2Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
- 3Egoistical (advocating egoism).
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.
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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Using “egotistical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-G-O-T-I-S-T-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/ (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
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.