telepathic

/ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/

//ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk// adj

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"telepathic" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“telepathic” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,195
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, relating to, or using telepathy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-telepathic · telepathic · English

telepathic · rank #38,195 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,195
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH TCA

Nearest frequency peer: TCA (-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 “telepathic”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “telepathic” 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).

telepathic vs telepathy
80% similar

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

Key facts for telepathic
PropertyValue
Headwordtelepathic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,195
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “telepathic”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).telepathiclands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “TCA” (#38,194), “telescopic” (#38,196), “tabor” (#38,191). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “telepathic” is #38,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around telepathic (IPA /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,195 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of, relating to, or using telepathy.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for telepathic, with forms such as "etlepathic", "teelpathic", and "teleapthic". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "telepathy", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From telepathy + -ic. The correct English form is telepathic, spelled T-E-L-E-P-A-T-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or using telepathy.

Etymology

From telepathy + -ic.

Synonyms

teep

This word in other languages

telepático(Español)télépathique(Français)telepathisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etlepathic
  • teelpathic
  • teleapthic
  • telepahtic
  • telepathci
  • telepathhic
  • telepathicc
  • telepatihc
  • telepatthic
  • teleppathic
  • teleptahic
  • tellepathic
  • telpeathic
  • tleepathic
  • ttelepathic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of telepathic - 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.

etlepathic2teelpathic2teleapthic2telepahtic2telepathci2telepathhic1telepathicc1telepatihc2
Edit distance from "telepathic"

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 "telepathic"?
"telepathic" is spelled T-E-L-E-P-A-T-H-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/.
What does "telepathic" mean?
As an adjective, "telepathic" means: Of, relating to, or using telepathy.
What words are commonly confused with "telepathic"?
"telepathic" is commonly confused with "telepathy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "telepathic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "telepathic" is /ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk/. 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 "telepathic"?
From telepathy + -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 "telepathic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list