encephalic
/ˌɛnsəˈfælɪk/
"encephalic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“encephalic” 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) - of or relating to the encephalon
Corpus desk
Index EN-encephalic · encephalic · English
encephalic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encephalic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɛnsəˈfælɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “encephalic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
encephalic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɛnsəˈfælɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "of or relating to the encephalon".
encephalic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From encephalon + -ic. The correct English form is encephalic, spelled E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-I-C.
Definition
- 1of or relating to the encephalon
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encephalic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From men wholly without philosophy, who never looked heavenward, the more brutal land animals are derived, losing the round form of the cranium by the slackening and stopping of the rotations of the encephalic soul.
The misfortune was that he could not find in himself any of the causes which resolve into insomnia; he had neither meningitis nor brain fever, nor anything that indicated a cerebral tumor; he was not anaemic; he ate well; he did not suffer with neuralgia, nor with any acute or chronic affection that generally accompanied the absence of sleep; he drank nei…
Etymology
From encephalon + -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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.