histologic

adj

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"histologic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“histologic” is uncommon English (frequency #79,586 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,586
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to histology.

Corpus desk

Index EN-histologic · histologic · English

histologic · rank #79,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,586
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH higashi

Nearest frequency peer: higashi (-3 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “histologic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “histologic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for histologic
PropertyValue
Headwordhistologic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#79,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “histologic” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).histologicfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “higashi” (#79,583), “Hoda” (#79,589), “Hewes” (#79,582). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “histologic” is #79,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

histologic is uncommon English at frequency #79,586 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to histology.".

Zero misspellings are on record for histologic in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From histology + -ic. The correct English form is histologic, spelled H-I-S-T-O-L-O-G-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to histology.

Etymology

From histology + -ic.

Synonyms

histological

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "histologic"?
"histologic" is spelled H-I-S-T-O-L-O-G-I-C.
What does "histologic" mean?
As an adjective, "histologic" means: Of or pertaining to histology.
What is the origin of the word "histologic"?
From histology + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "histologic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

herniation#79,580Heraclitus#79,579humbleness#79,605hypervisor#79,610

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list