electrolytic
/ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/
"electrolytic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“electrolytic” is uncommon English (frequency #54,150 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,150
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to electrolysis
Corpus desk
Index EN-electrolytic · electrolytic · English
electrolytic · rank #54,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,150
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH egocentric
Nearest frequency peer: egocentric (-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 “electrolytic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Eder
Eder
45,853 corpus weight
- egocentric
egocentric
45,852 corpus weight
- electrolytic
electrolytic
45,851 corpus weight
- Emirati
Emirati
45,849 corpus weight
- empiricism
empiricism
45,848 corpus weight
- enamoured
enamoured
45,846 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “electrolytic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | electrolytic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,150 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “electrolytic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
electrolytic is uncommon English at frequency #54,150 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɨˌlɛk.tɹɵˈlɪ.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
electrolytic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From electrolyte + -ic. The correct English form is electrolytic, spelled E-L-E-C-T-R-O-L-Y-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Relating to electrolysis
- 2Relating to electrolytes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how electrolytic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
However, approaching energisation, electrolytic corrosion was discovered between the copper contact wire and aluminium beams in the tunnel. The corrosion was caused by the dissimilar metals. An aluminium contact wire system which prevents electrolytic corrosion was subsequently developed, tested and adopted within a year, and replaced the earlier copper i…
Etymology
From electrolyte + -ic.
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); 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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