chiropodist

/kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/

//kɪˈɹɒpədɪst// noun

"chiropodist" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chiropodist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A practitioner of chiropody.

Corpus desk

Index EN-chiropodist · chiropodist · English

chiropodist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for chiropodist
PropertyValue
Headwordchiropodist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chiropodist” in English

chiropodistranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chiropodist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A practitioner of chiropody.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chiropodist, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From chiropody + -ist. The correct English form is chiropodist, spelled C-H-I-R-O-P-O-D-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A practitioner of chiropody.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how chiropodist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A chiropodist says, as long as people are fools enough to abuse their feet, the prospect for his employment is good.

Etymology

From chiropody + -ist.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chiropodist"?
"chiropodist" is spelled C-H-I-R-O-P-O-D-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/.
What does "chiropodist" mean?
As a noun, "chiropodist" means: A practitioner of chiropody.
How do you pronounce "chiropodist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chiropodist" is /kɪˈɹɒpədɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "chiropodist"?
From chiropody + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list