# rheumatic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹuːˈmætɪk/ · frequency rank #49,595

## Definitions
1. Resembling or relating to rheumatism.
2. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.

## Etymology
From Middle French rheumatique, from Latin rheumaticus, from Ancient Greek ῥευματικός (rheumatikós), from ῥεῦμα (rheûma, “stream, flow”) from ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

## Easily confused with
- **rheumatoid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rheumatic-vs-rheumatoid)
- **rheumatism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rheumatic-vs-rheumatism)

## Common misspellings (13)
`hreumatic`, `rehumatic`, `rhemuatic`, `rheuamtic`, `rheumaitc`, `rheumatci`, `rheumaticc`, `rheumattic`, `rheummatic`, `rheumtaic`, `rhheumatic`, `rhuematic`, `rrheumatic`

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