# optic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɒp.tɪk/ · frequency rank #12,117

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
2. Of, or relating to optics or optical instruments.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός (optós, “visible”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **OTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-otc)
- **Otis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-otis)
- **Ortiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-ortiz)
- **option** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-option)
- **optics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-optics)
- **optical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/optic-vs-optical)
- **opt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opt-vs-optic)
- **OPI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opi-vs-optic)
- **OPEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opec-vs-optic)
- **Opie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opie-vs-optic)

## Common misspellings (6)
`opitc`, `opptic`, `optci`, `opticc`, `opttic`, `potic`

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