# rhythmic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/ · frequency rank #17,461

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to rhythm.
2. Characterized by rhythm.
3. Written in verse, especially rhyming verse.
4. With regular, repetitive motion or sound.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **rhythms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhythmic-vs-rhythms)
- **rhythm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rhythm-vs-rhythmic)

## Common misspellings (14)
`hrythmic`, `rhhythmic`, `rhtyhmic`, `rhyhtmic`, `rhythhmic`, `rhythimc`, `rhythmci`, `rhythmicc`, `rhythmmic`, `rhytmhic`, `rhytthmic`, `rhyythmic`, `rrhythmic`, `ryhthmic`

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