oneiric
/oʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/
"oneiric" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oneiric” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to dreams.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oneiric · oneiric · English
oneiric · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oneiric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /oʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oneiric” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oneiric is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /oʊˈnaɪ.ɹɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for oneiric in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From oneir- + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀνείρειος (oneíreios). The correct English form is oneiric, spelled O-N-E-I-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to dreams.
- 2Resembling a dream; dreamlike.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how oneiric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dreams contain oneiric images and oneiric symbols. Both of them are, in fact, 'distorted' manifestations of a latent content which resides in the dreamer's unconscious.
Rather, novelist Louise de Vilmorin, whose popular novel Madame de had been recently filmed by Max Ophuls, joined Malle in reworking Denon's novella and updating it into a combination of a modern comedy of manners and a daring, even oneiric love story that played with and defied many conventions of the romance genre.
Etymology
From oneir- + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀνείρειος (oneíreios).
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.