# strategic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ · frequency rank #3,456

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to strategy.
2. Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek στρατηγικός (stratēgikós, “of or for a general", also "a treatise on strategy”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “I lead, I conduct”).

## Easily confused with
- **strategy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strategic-vs-strategy)
- **strategies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strategic-vs-strategies)
- **strategist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strategic-vs-strategist)

## Common misspellings (14)
`srtategic`, `sstrategic`, `startegic`, `straetgic`, `strategci`, `strateggic`, `strategicc`, `strateigc`, `stratgeic`, `strattegic`, `strrategic`, `strtaegic`, `sttrategic`, `tsrategic`

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