# hydraulic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/ · frequency rank #10,865

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to water.
2. Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

## Etymology
From French hydraulique, from Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”).

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`hdyraulic`, `hhydraulic`, `hydarulic`, `hyddraulic`, `hydraluic`, `hydrauilc`, `hydraulci`, `hydraulicc`, `hydraullic`, `hydrraulic`, `hydrualic`, `hyrdaulic`, `hyydraulic`, `yhdraulic`

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