# mechanistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/ · frequency rank #47,187

## Definitions
1. Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine.
2. Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.
3. Having a physical or biological cause.

## Etymology
From mechan(ism) + -istic.

## Common misspellings (17)
`emchanistic`, `mcehanistic`, `mecahnistic`, `mecchanistic`, `mechainstic`, `mechanisitc`, `mechanisstic`, `mechanistci`, `mechanisticc`, `mechanisttic`, `mechanitsic`, `mechannistic`, `mechansitic`, `mechhanistic`, `mechnaistic`, `mehcanistic`, `mmechanistic`

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