# spastic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈspastɪk/ · frequency rank #43,381

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or affected by spasm.
2. Of or relating to spastic paralysis.
3. Incompetent or physically uncoordinated.
4. Hyperactive or behaving erratically.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing in”). By surface analysis, spasm + -tic. Cf. French spastique and see also spasm.

## Easily confused with
- **static** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spastic-vs-static)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psastic`, `sapstic`, `spasitc`, `spasstic`, `spastci`, `spasticc`, `spasttic`, `spatsic`, `sppastic`, `spsatic`, `sspastic`

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