# stochastic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /stəˈkæstɪk/ · frequency rank #25,223

## Definitions
1. Random, randomly determined.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek στοχαστικός (stokhastikós), from στοχάζομαι (stokházomai, “aim at a target, guess”), from στόχος (stókhos, “an aim, a guess”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`sotchastic`, `sstochastic`, `stcohastic`, `stocahstic`, `stocchastic`, `stochasitc`, `stochasstic`, `stochastci`, `stochasticc`, `stochasttic`, `stochatsic`, `stochhastic`, `stochsatic`, `stohcastic`, `sttochastic`, `tsochastic`

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