# photonic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #48,413

## Definitions
1. of, or relating to photons or to photonics

## Etymology
From photon + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **Platonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photonic-vs-platonic)
- **photonics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photonic-vs-photonics)
- **photon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photon-vs-photonic)
- **photogenic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/photogenic-vs-photonic)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hpotonic`, `phhotonic`, `phootnic`, `photnoic`, `photoinc`, `photonci`, `photonicc`, `photonnic`, `phottonic`, `phtoonic`, `pohtonic`, `pphotonic`

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