allergist

noun

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"allergist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“allergist” is uncommon English (frequency #82,982 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,982
frequency rank, English
35,202
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.

Key facts for allergist
PropertyValue
Headwordallergist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “allergist” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). allergist lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allergist is uncommon English at frequency #82,982 among 35,202 “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

  1. 1
    A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.

Etymology

From allergy + -ist.

Synonyms

allergologist

This word in other languages

allergologue(Français)Allergologe(Deutsch)alergologista(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "allergist"?
"allergist" is spelled A-L-L-E-R-G-I-S-T.
What does "allergist" mean?
As a noun, "allergist" means: A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies.
What is the origin of the word "allergist"?
From allergy + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “allergist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-E-R-G-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list