systemic

/sɪˈstɛmɪk/

//sɪˈstɛmɪk// adj

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"systemic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“systemic” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,620
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.

Corpus desk

Index EN-systemic · systemic · English

systemic · rank #10,620 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,620
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sweetheart

Nearest frequency peer: sweetheart (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “systemic”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “systemic” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

systemic vs systems
75% similar
systemic vs systolic
75% similar
systemic vs system
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for systemic
PropertyValue
Headwordsystemic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sɪˈstɛmɪk/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,620
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “systemic”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).systemiclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sweetheart” (#10,619), “tempo” (#10,621), “supper” (#10,618). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “systemic” is #10,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around systemic (IPA /sɪˈstɛmɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,620 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for systemic, with forms such as "ssystemic", "ssytemic", and "sysetmic". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "systems", "systolic", "system", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From system + -ic. Doublet of systematic. The correct English form is systemic, spelled S-Y-S-T-E-M-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
  2. 2
    Pertaining to an entire organism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how systemic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We can learn from the incidents found it the project database - looking at them and understanding what happened and what might have been done differently. We can see past errors, including systemic issues that required attention at managerial levels.
  2. Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Etymology

From system + -ic. Doublet of systematic.

Antonyms

topicalendemic

This word in other languages

sistémico(Español)systémique(Français)systemisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssystemic
  • ssytemic
  • sysetmic
  • sysstemic
  • systeimc
  • systemci
  • systemicc
  • systemmic
  • systmeic
  • systtemic
  • sytsemic
  • syystemic
  • ysstemic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of systemic - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ssystemic1ssytemic2sysetmic2sysstemic1systeimc2systemci2systemicc1systemmic1
Edit distance from "systemic"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "systemic"?
"systemic" is spelled S-Y-S-T-E-M-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /sɪˈstɛmɪk/.
What does "systemic" mean?
As an adjective, "systemic" means: Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
What words are commonly confused with "systemic"?
"systemic" is commonly confused with "systems", "systolic", "system". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "systemic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "systemic" is /sɪˈstɛmɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "systemic"?
From system + -ic. Doublet of systematic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "systemic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list