allergist
"allergist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allergist” is uncommon English (frequency #82,982 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,982
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
Corpus desk
Index EN-allergist · allergist · English
allergist · rank #82,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,982
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH aloo
Nearest frequency peer: aloo (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “allergist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Albu
Albu
17,025 corpus weight
- alcalde
alcalde
17,024 corpus weight
- Alcides
Alcides
17,023 corpus weight
- allergist
allergist
17,019 corpus weight
- aloo
aloo
17,018 corpus weight
- Alvis
Alvis
17,017 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “allergist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allergist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,982 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “allergist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
allergist is uncommon English at frequency #82,982 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for allergist in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From allergy + -ist. The correct English form is allergist, spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how allergist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As it warms up, expect everything to bloom at once, creating what allergists call a pollen vortex.
Despite a rough beginning, this season might not continue to be so brutal, and the pollen vortex could soon become a distant memory. For now, pollen counts remain high, and people who want help with their symptoms should go see an allergist.
Etymology
From allergy + -ist.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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