# linguistics

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ · frequency rank #16,516

## Definitions
1. The systematic and scholarly study of language.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Latin lingua
English -ist
English linguist
English -ics
English linguistics
From linguist + -ics, akin to linguistic and Latin linguisticus, coined by English philosopher and historian of science William Whewell in 1847 from German Linguistik.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ilnguistics`, `lignuistics`, `lingguistics`, `lingiustics`, `linguisitcs`, `linguisstics`, `linguistcis`, `linguisticcs`, `linguisticss`, `linguistisc`, `linguisttics`, `linguitsics`, `lingusitics`, `linnguistics`, `linugistics`, `llinguistics`, `lniguistics`

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