cautery
/ˈkɔːtəɹi/noun
cautery is spelled C-A-U-T-E-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cautery means “The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cautery is cauteries.
How many letters and syllables are in cautery?
| Letters | 7: C-A-U-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cautery?
Cautery appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cautery?
- /ˈkɔːtəɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-cautery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cautery
- cauteries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cautery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.
- 2
A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cautery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cautérisation , cautère |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cautery come from?
From Latin cauterium (“branding iron”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).