lysergic
/laɪˈsɜː.d͡ʒɪk/
"lysergic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lysergic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lysergic · lysergic · English
lysergic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lysergic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /laɪˈsɜː.d͡ʒɪk/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lysergic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lysergic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /laɪˈsɜː.d͡ʒɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lysergic in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of (hydro)lys(is) + erg(ot) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). Sense 2 (“psychedelic, trippy”) refers to the effects of taking the drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). The correct English form is lysergic, spelled L-Y-S-E-R-G-I-C.
Definition
- 1Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot.
- 2Psychedelic, trippy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lysergic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Much more soluble in water than ergotoxine, ergotamine, sensibamine or ergoclavine, and is thought to be the hydroxyisopropylamide of lysergic acid.
In a series of papers during the past few years Jacobs and [Lyman C.] Craig have shown that the ergot alkaloids are derivatives of a unique acid base, lysergic acid, in which the latter or an isomer is conjugated with certain amino acids or substances which can be derived from them, such as 2-aminopropanol-1, pyruvic acid, and isobutyrylformic acid. Since…
Etymology
Blend of (hydro)lys(is) + erg(ot) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). Sense 2 (“psychedelic, trippy”) refers to the effects of taking the drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.