# pelagic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pəˈlæd͡ʒɪk/ · frequency rank #46,685

## Definitions
1. Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
2. Of or pertaining to oceans.

## Etymology
From Latin pelagicus (and possibly pelagus); from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). By surface analysis, -pelag + -ic.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`eplagic`, `pealgic`, `pelagci`, `pelaggic`, `pelagicc`, `pelaigc`, `pelgaic`, `pellagic`, `pleagic`, `ppelagic`

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