gerontologist
noun
gerontologist is spelled G-E-R-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-T: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gerontologist means “A physician who specializes in gerontology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gerontologist is gerontologists.
How many letters and syllables are in gerontologist?
| Letters | 13: G-E-R-O-N-T-O-L-O-G-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 gerontologist?
Gerontologist appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 gerontologist?
Gerontologist has 5 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).
Forms of gerontologist
- gerontologists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gerontologist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A physician who specializes in gerontology
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gerontologist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physician who specializes in gerontology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gérontologue |
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.