Tier five of five
How to spell idiosyncratic
What it means
peculiar to the individual
How it sounds
/ˌɪdioʊˌsɪˈnkrætɪk/
Why it catches people out
Idio- then -syncratic, with a y in the middle.
The spellings people reach for
- ideosyncratic
- idyosincratic
- indiosyncratic
In a sentence
His handwriting was entirely idiosyncratic.