# erotic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈɹɑtɪk/ · frequency rank #10,540

## Definitions
1. Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

## Etymology
From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).

## Easily confused with
- **exotic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erotic-vs-exotic)
- **erratic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erotic-vs-erratic)
- **erotica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erotic-vs-erotica)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erotic)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eortic`, `eroitc`, `erotci`, `eroticc`, `erottic`, `errotic`, `ertoic`, `reotic`

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