gastro-
/ˈɡæstɹəʊ-/
"gastro" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gastro-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the stomach.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gastro · gastro- · English
gastro- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gastro- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈɡæstɹəʊ-/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gastro-” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gastro- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˈɡæstɹəʊ-/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gastro-, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined based on Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”). The correct English form is gastro-, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O--.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to the stomach.
- 2Of or relating to cooking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gastro- appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
gastroenteritis
gastrointestinal
Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “stomach”).
This word in other languages
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.