# prosthetic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/ · frequency rank #21,904

## Definitions
1. Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
2. Prothetic.

## Etymology
From New Latin prostheticus, from Ancient Greek προσθετικός (prosthetikós, “adding; repletive; giving additional power”), from πρόσθεσις (prósthesis, “addition”), from προστίθημι (prostíthēmi, “I add”), from πρός (prós, “towards”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I place”). By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic.

## Easily confused with
- **prosthetics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosthetic-vs-prosthetics)
- **prophetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prophetic-vs-prosthetic)
- **prosthesis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosthesis-vs-prosthetic)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porsthetic`, `pprosthetic`, `proshtetic`, `prossthetic`, `prostehtic`, `prostheitc`, `prosthetci`, `prostheticc`, `prosthettic`, `prosthhetic`, `prosthteic`, `prostthetic`, `protshetic`, `prrosthetic`, `prsothetic`, `rposthetic`

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