# plastic

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplæstɪk/ · frequency rank #2,960

## Definitions
1. A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
2. Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
3. Insincerity; fakeness; a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population; a narcissistic, affected person.
4. An instance of plastic surgery.
5. A sculptor, moulder.
6. Any solid but malleable substance.
7. Synonym of Plastic Paddy.

## Etymology
From Latin plasticus (“of molding”), from Ancient Greek πλαστικός (plastikós), from πλάσσω (plássō, “to mold, form”). Doublet of plastique.

## Easily confused with
- **plaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plaster-vs-plastic)
- **plasmid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plasmid-vs-plastic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lpastic`, `palstic`, `plasitc`, `plasstic`, `plastci`, `plasticc`, `plasttic`, `platsic`, `pllastic`, `plsatic`, `pplastic`

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