tragicomedy
/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/
"tragicomedy" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tragicomedy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tragicomedy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tragicomedy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tragicomedy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmədi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tragicomedy in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology. The correct English form is tragicomedy, spelled T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-E-D-Y.
Definition
- 1The genre of drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
- 2A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tragicomédie (whence French tragicomédie), itself borrowed from Italian tragicommedia, from Latin tragicōmoedia, tragicocōmoedia. By surface analysis, tragic + comedy, with haplology.
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.
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Using “tragicomedy”
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- The one correct English spelling is T-R-A-G-I-C-O-M-E-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.