pharmacologic

/ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/

//ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk// adj

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"pharmacologic" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pharmacologic” is uncommon English (frequency #72,643 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,643
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to pharmacology

Corpus desk

Index EN-pharmacologic · pharmacologic · English

pharmacologic · rank #72,643 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,643
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pharmacokinet…

Nearest frequency peer: pharmacokinetic (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “pharmacologic”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pharmacologic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pharmacologic
PropertyValue
Headwordpharmacologic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,643
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pharmacologic” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pharmacologicfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “pharmacokinetic” (#72,642), “philander” (#72,644), “Petworth” (#72,640). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pharmacologic” is #72,643. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pharmacologic is uncommon English at frequency #72,643 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relating to pharmacology".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pharmacologic, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is pharmacologic, spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relating to pharmacology

Synonyms

pharmacological

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pharmacologic"?
"pharmacologic" is spelled P-H-A-R-M-A-C-O-L-O-G-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/.
What does "pharmacologic" mean?
As an adjective, "pharmacologic" means: Relating to pharmacology
How do you pronounce "pharmacologic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pharmacologic" is /ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pharmacologic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

morphogenesis#72,561scintillation#72,746inefficiently#72,421groundskeeper#72,363

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list