gynaecologist
/ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/
"gynaecologist" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gynaecologist” is uncommon English (frequency #59,432 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,432
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of gynecologist.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gynaecologist · gynaecologist · English
gynaecologist · rank #59,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,432
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Guizhou
Nearest frequency peer: Guizhou (-2 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 “gynaecologist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Grimaldi
Grimaldi
40,574 corpus weight
- Guinevere
Guinevere
40,572 corpus weight
- Guizhou
Guizhou
40,571 corpus weight
- gynaecologi…
gynaecologist
40,569 corpus weight
- haar
haar
40,566 corpus weight
- hackneyed
hackneyed
40,565 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gynaecologist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gynaecologist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #59,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gynaecologist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gynaecologist is uncommon English at frequency #59,432 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of gynecologist.".
gynaecologist doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From gynaecology + -ist. The correct English form is gynaecologist, spelled G-Y-N-A-E-C-O-L-O-G-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of gynecologist.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gynaecologist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the last analysis, the fate of each individual woman rests in the hands of the gynaecologist.
Since there is an important bill under study today, we are asked to hope that a gynaecologist will sit on a therapeutic committee.
Etymology
From gynaecology + -ist.
Synonyms
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); 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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).