# ethic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛθ.ɪk/ · frequency rank #14,119

## Definitions
1. Moral, relating to morals.

## Etymology
From Middle English etik, from Late Latin ēthicus, from Ancient Greek ἠθῐκός (ēthĭkós).

## Easily confused with
- **ethos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethic-vs-ethos)
- **ethyl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethic-vs-ethyl)
- **ethnic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethic-vs-ethnic)
- **ethics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethic-vs-ethics)
- **ethical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethic-vs-ethical)
- **eth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eth-vs-ethic)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-ethic)
- **EPIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epic-vs-ethic)
- **Ethan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethan-vs-ethic)
- **ether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ether-vs-ethic)
- **Ethel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethel-vs-ethic)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ehtic`, `ethci`, `ethhic`, `ethicc`, `etihc`, `etthic`, `tehic`

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