dermatological
[ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ]adjective, noun
dermatological is spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L: 14 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dermatological means “Of or pertaining to dermatology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dermatological?
| Letters | 14: D-E-R-M-A-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dermatological?
Dermatological appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 dermatological?
- UK [ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəɫ]
Dermatological has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dermatological.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dermatological
- dermatologicals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dermatological mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to dermatology
noun
- 1
Such a drug or preparation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dermatological in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to dermatology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dermatologique |
| German | dermatologisch |
| Portuguese | dermatológico |
| Spanish | dermatológico |
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 dermatological come from?
From dermatology + -ical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).