How do you spell Catastrophic?
Correct spelling
catastrophic
CATASTROPH + IC. Think: catastrophe.
Why is catastrophic spelled this way?
From Greek katastrophe, an overturning. KATA (down) + STREPHEIN (to turn). Something catastrophic turns everything upside down — complete reversal of the expected order.
Common misspellings of catastrophic
catastroficcatistrophiccatastophiccatastrophik
Example
The failure was catastrophic.