gastroenterologist
"gastroenterologist" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gastroenterologist” is uncommon English (frequency #73,216 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,216
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A physician who specializes in gastroenterology.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gastroenterologist · gastroenterologist · English
gastroenterologist · rank #73,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,216
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gelled
Nearest frequency peer: gelled (+4 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “gastroenterologist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- frittata
frittata
26,793 corpus weight
- fusiform
fusiform
26,791 corpus weight
- gastroenter…
gastroenterologist
26,785 corpus weight
- gelled
gelled
26,781 corpus weight
- GFE
GFE
26,780 corpus weight
- Gilliland
Gilliland
26,778 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gastroenterologist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gastroenterologist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #73,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gastroenterologist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gastroenterologist is uncommon English at frequency #73,216 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A physician who specializes in gastroenterology.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gastroenterologist in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gastroenterology + -ist. The correct English form is gastroenterologist, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-E-N-T-E-R-O-L-O-G-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A physician who specializes in gastroenterology.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gastroenterologist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For diarrhea caused by a stomach virus or a meal that didn’t agree with you, try the BRAT diet, says James Lee, MD, gastroenterologist with St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif.
Some gastroenterologists are concerned about the prior authorization policy.
Etymology
From gastroenterology + -ist.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).