pleonastic
/ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/
"pleonastic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pleonastic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to pleonasm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pleonastic · pleonastic · English
pleonastic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pleonastic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pleonastic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pleonastic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pleonastic in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From pleonasm + -astic. The correct English form is pleonastic, spelled P-L-E-O-N-A-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, or relating to pleonasm.
- 2Redundant.
- 3Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pleonastic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A second class of Subject Expressions in English are so-called pleonastic pronouns such as it and there in sentences like: (104) (a) It is raining/It is a long way to Dallas/Itʼs time to leave/It is obvious that youʼre right (104) (b) There must have been some mistake/There walked into the room the most beautiful woman I had ever encountered These Pronoun…
1988 [Hutchinson Educational], Anna Laura Lepschy, Giulio C. Lepschy, The Italian Language Today, 2nd Edition, Reprinted 1992, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 107, In these sentences finchè may be followed by a non which is called ‘pleonastic’ and does not negate the predicate in the subordinate clause: Ugo aspetta finchè non lo chiamano 'Ugo is waitin…
Etymology
From pleonasm + -astic.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.