obstetric

/əbˈstɛtɹɪk/

//əbˈstɛtɹɪk// adj

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"obstetric" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“obstetric” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,937
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).

Corpus desk

Index EN-obstetric · obstetric · English

obstetric · rank #48,937 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligate

Nearest frequency peer: obligate (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “obstetric”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “obstetric” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

obstetric vs obstetrics
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for obstetric
PropertyValue
Headwordobstetric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/əbˈstɛtɹɪk/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,937
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “obstetric”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).obstetriclands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “obligate” (#48,936), “Oban” (#48,935), “odeon” (#48,939). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “obstetric” is #48,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around obstetric (IPA /əbˈstɛtɹɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,937 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for obstetric, with forms such as "bostetric", "obbstetric", and "obsettric". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "obstetrics", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Medical Latin obstetricus (“belonging to a midwife”), from Latin obstētrīx (“midwife”). The correct English form is obstetric, spelled O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how obstetric appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. obstetric clinic
  2. For Wenham, the most striking statistic from Sierra Leone, one of the countries worst affected by Ebola, was that from 2013 to 2016, during the outbreak, more women died of obstetric complications than the infectious disease itself.

Etymology

From Medical Latin obstetricus (“belonging to a midwife”), from Latin obstētrīx (“midwife”).

This word in other languages

obstétrique(Français)obstétrico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bostetric
  • obbstetric
  • obsettric
  • obsstetric
  • obstertic
  • obstetirc
  • obstetrci
  • obstetricc
  • obstetrric
  • obstettric
  • obstteric
  • obsttetric
  • obtsetric
  • osbtetric

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obstetric - 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.

bostetric2obbstetric1obsettric2obsstetric1obstertic2obstetirc2obstetrci2obstetricc1
Edit distance from "obstetric"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "obstetric"?
"obstetric" is spelled O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /əbˈstɛtɹɪk/.
What does "obstetric" mean?
As an adjective, "obstetric" means: Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).
What words are commonly confused with "obstetric"?
"obstetric" is commonly confused with "obstetrics". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "obstetric"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstetric" is /əbˈstɛtɹɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "obstetric"?
From Medical Latin obstetricus (“belonging to a midwife”), from Latin obstētrīx (“midwife”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "obstetric", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

nominative14 variantsmulticast14 variantsMortensen14 variantsphonetics14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list