# kinetics

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɪˈnɛt.ɪks/ · frequency rank #31,627

## Definitions
1. The branch of mechanics concerned with motion of objects, as well as the reason i.e. the forces acting on such bodies. This, along with kinematics constitute dynamics, which is concerned purely with the effects of forces on moving bodies.
2. The branch of chemistry that is concerned with the rates of chemical reactions.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “kinetic”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`iknetics`, `kientics`, `kineitcs`, `kinetcis`, `kineticcs`, `kineticss`, `kinetisc`, `kinettics`, `kinnetics`, `kinteics`, `kkinetics`, `knietics`

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