# systematic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌsɪs.tɪˈmæt.ɪk/ · frequency rank #8,732

## Definitions
1. Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
2. Methodical; regular and orderly.
3. Treating an object as a system or coherent whole.
4. Of or relating to taxonomic classification.
5. Of, relating to, or in accordance with generally recognized conventions for the naming of chemicals.
6. Of, relating to, or being a system.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Koine Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēmă, “a composite; system”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, adjective suffix). Cognate with French systématique and Italian sistematico. By surface analysis, system + -atic.

## Easily confused with
- **systemic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/systematic-vs-systemic)
- **systematics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/systematic-vs-systematics)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ssystematic`, `ssytematic`, `sysetmatic`, `sysstematic`, `systeamtic`, `systemaitc`, `systematci`, `systematicc`, `systemattic`, `systemmatic`, `systemtaic`, `systmeatic`, `systtematic`, `sytsematic`, `syystematic`, `ysstematic`

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