gastroenterology
/ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/
"gastroenterology" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gastroenterology” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #45,390 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,390
- frequency rank, English
- 16
- letters
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gastroenterology |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #45,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gastroenterology” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for gastroenterology is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,390 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for gastroenterology, with forms such as "agstroenterology", "gasrtoenterology", and "gasstroenterology". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology. The correct English form is gastroenterology, spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-E-N-T-E-R-O-L-O-G-Y.
Definition
- 1The study of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus, which may also include the study of accessory organs: pancreas, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “intestine”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, gastro- + enterology.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agstroenterology,gasrtoenterology,gasstroenterology,gastorenterology,gastreonterology,gastroenetrology,gastroennterology,gastroenteorlogy,gastroenterloogy,gastroenterolgoy,gastroenterollogy,gastroenterologgy,gastroenterologyy,gastroenteroloyg,gastroenteroolgy,gastroenterrology,gastroentreology,gastroentterology,gastroetnerology,gastroneterology,gastrroenterology,gasttroenterology,gatsroenterology,ggastroenterology,gsatroenterology
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gastroenterology - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “gastroenterology”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is G-A-S-T-R-O-E-N-T-E-R-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɡæstɹɔ.entəɹˈɑləd͡ʒi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.