dietetics
/daɪəˈtɛtɪks/noun
dietetics is spelled D-I-E-T-E-T-I-C-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dietetics means “The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dietetics?
| Letters | 9: D-I-E-T-E-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 dietetics?
Dietetics appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 dietetics?
- /daɪəˈtɛtɪks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dietetics.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does dietetics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dietetics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of diet and nutrition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diététique |
| Portuguese | dietética |
| Spanish | dietética |
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 dietetics come from?
See dietetic + -ics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).