systolic

adj

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

The verdict

“systolic” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,918
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction

Corpus desk

Index EN-systolic · systolic · English

systolic · rank #40,918 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,918
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Takeda

Nearest frequency peer: Takeda (+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 “systolic”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “systolic” 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).

systolic vs symbolic
75% similar
systolic vs systemic
75% similar

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

Key facts for systolic
PropertyValue
Headwordsystolic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,918
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “systolic”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).systoliclands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Takeda” (#40,919), “Swinton” (#40,916), “tanking” (#40,920). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “systolic” is #40,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around systolic, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,918 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for systolic, with forms such as "ssystolic", "ssytolic", and "sysotlic". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "symbolic", "systemic", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From systole + -ic. The correct English form is systolic, spelled S-Y-S-T-O-L-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction
  2. 2
    Relating to a systolic array
  3. 3
    Relating to the mathematical concept of a systole

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a systolic compiler

Etymology

From systole + -ic.

This word in other languages

sistólico(Español)systolique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssystolic
  • ssytolic
  • sysotlic
  • sysstolic
  • systloic
  • systoilc
  • systolci
  • systolicc
  • systollic
  • systtolic
  • sytsolic
  • syystolic
  • ysstolic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of systolic - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ssystolic1ssytolic2sysotlic2sysstolic1systloic2systoilc2systolci2systolicc1
Edit distance from "systolic"

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 "systolic"?
"systolic" is spelled S-Y-S-T-O-L-I-C.
What does "systolic" mean?
As an adjective, "systolic" means: Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction
What words are commonly confused with "systolic"?
"systolic" is commonly confused with "symbolic", "systemic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "systolic"?
From systole + -ic. 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 "systolic", 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