# optimistic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ · frequency rank #8,701

## Definitions
1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.
2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

## Etymology
From optimist + -ic.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`opitmistic`, `opptimistic`, `optiimstic`, `optimisitc`, `optimisstic`, `optimistci`, `optimisticc`, `optimisttic`, `optimitsic`, `optimmistic`, `optimsitic`, `optmiistic`, `opttimistic`, `otpimistic`, `potimistic`

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