hysteric
/hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/
"hysteric" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hysteric” is uncommon English (frequency #88,443 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,443
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hysterical; relating to hysteria.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hysteric · hysteric · English
hysteric · rank #88,443 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,443
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hyponatremia
Nearest frequency peer: hyponatremia (-1 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 “hysteric”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- hydrofoil
hydrofoil
11,562 corpus weight
- Hypatia
Hypatia
11,561 corpus weight
- hyperventil…
hyperventilation
11,560 corpus weight
- hyponatremia
hyponatremia
11,559 corpus weight
- hysteric
hysteric
11,558 corpus weight
- ibr
ibr
11,556 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “hysteric” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hysteric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,443 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hysteric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hysteric is uncommon English at frequency #88,443 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hysterical; relating to hysteria.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hysteric in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”). The correct English form is hysteric, spelled H-Y-S-T-E-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Hysterical; relating to hysteria.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hysteric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yes, my dravving-room is an abſolute regiſter-office for candidate actors, and poets vvithout character;—then to be continually alarmed vvith Miſſes and Ma'ams piping hiſteric changes on Juliets and Dorindas, Pollys and Ophelias; […]
We also find gamblers of this type among some frigid hysteric women, who seem to treat gambling as they treat men, coldly and spongingly.
Etymology
From Latin hystericus, from Ancient Greek ὑστερικός (husterikós, “suffering in the uterus, hysterical”), from ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).
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.
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