gentilic
/ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/
"gentilic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gentilic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tribal or national.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gentilic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gentilic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gentilic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gentilic, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic. The correct English form is gentilic, spelled G-E-N-T-I-L-I-C.
Definition
- 1Tribal or national.
- 2Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
Etymology
From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -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.
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Using “gentilic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-E-N-T-I-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.