pyretic
/paɪˈɹɛtɪk/
"pyretic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pyretic” 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) - Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pyretic · pyretic · English
pyretic · 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 | pyretic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pyretic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pyretic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /paɪˈɹɛtɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pyretic, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The correct English form is pyretic, spelled P-Y-R-E-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Caused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin pyreticus, from Ancient Greek πυρετικός (puretikós, “febrile”), from πυρετός (puretós, “fever”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
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.