# empathic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛmˈpæθɪk/ · frequency rank #47,603

## Definitions
1. Showing or expressing empathy.
2. Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.

## Etymology
From empathy + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **empathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/empathic-vs-empathy)
- **emphatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/empathic-vs-emphatic)
- **empathize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/empathic-vs-empathize)
- **empathetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/empathetic-vs-empathic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emapthic`, `emmpathic`, `empathci`, `empathhic`, `empathicc`, `empatihc`, `empatthic`, `emppathic`, `emptahic`, `epmathic`, `mepathic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/empathic