thermic
/ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/
"thermic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thermic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thermic · thermic · English
thermic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thermic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thermic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thermic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.".
thermic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic. The correct English form is thermic, spelled T-H-E-R-M-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.
Etymology
Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.