dietitian
/daɪəˈtɪʃən/noun
dietitian is spelled D-I-E-T-I-T-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dietitian means “A person who studies or practices dietetics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dietitian is dietitians.
How many letters and syllables are in dietitian?
| Letters | 9: D-I-E-T-I-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 dietitian?
Dietitian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 dietitian?
- /daɪəˈtɪʃən/
Dietitian has 4 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)-Wodencafe-dietitian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dietitian
- dietitians plural
- dietician
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dietitian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who studies or practices dietetics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dietitian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who studies or practices dietetics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diététicien, diététicienne |
| German | Ernährungsberater, Ernährungsberaterin |
| Spanish | dietista |
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 dietitian come from?
Irregular spelling of diet + -ician, probably influenced by dietetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).