priapic
/pɹaɪˈæpɪk/
"priapic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“priapic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Phallic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-priapic · priapic · English
priapic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | priapic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɹaɪˈæpɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “priapic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
priapic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɹaɪˈæpɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
priapic has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Priapus + -ic, from Πρίᾱπος (Príāpos), a god of procreation pictured with an erect phallus in Greek mythology. The correct English form is priapic, spelled P-R-I-A-P-I-C.
Definition
- 1Phallic.
- 2In a state of penile erection.
- 3Related to or overly concerned with male sexual activity or exhibiting excessive male sexual activity.
- 4Excessively masculine; excessively concerned with masculinity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how priapic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The only relic of the temple of Isis is a priapic goblet; from the spout of which it is plain that the votaries must have quaffed the wine.
When God presented Lilith to Adam, Adam was overjoyed and enthusiastically set her on the ground and tried to mount her after the fashion of the animals; but Lilith protested and said: "Why should I be on the bottom and you on the top?" Priapic Adam was in no mood to explain the natural order of things (from his point of view) and so he simply tried to co…
Etymology
From Priapus + -ic, from Πρίᾱπος (Príāpos), a god of procreation pictured with an erect phallus in Greek mythology.
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.