# endemic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/ · frequency rank #17,832

## Definitions
1. Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
2. Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
3. Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”). Possibly via ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.

## Easily confused with
- **epidemic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endemic-vs-epidemic)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ednemic`, `enddemic`, `endeimc`, `endemci`, `endemicc`, `endemmic`, `endmeic`, `enedmic`, `enndemic`, `nedemic`

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