obstetrician

/ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/

//ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən// noun

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"obstetrician" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“obstetrician” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,290
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A physician who specializes in childbirth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-obstetrician · obstetrician · English

obstetrician · rank #43,290 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,290
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH obsolescence

Nearest frequency peer: obsolescence (-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 “obstetrician”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “obstetrician” 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
Key facts for obstetrician
PropertyValue
Headwordobstetrician
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,290
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “obstetrician”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).obstetricianlands 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 “obsolescence” (#43,289), “OCC” (#43,291), “oceanside” (#43,292). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “obstetrician” is #43,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around obstetrician (IPA /ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,290 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A physician who specializes in childbirth.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for obstetrician, with forms such as "bostetrician", "obbstetrician", and "obsettrician". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From obstetrics + -ician. The correct English form is obstetrician, spelled O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A physician who specializes in childbirth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The preference for tightness during intercourse is so well known in Western culture that U.S. obstetricians even have a term for the extra stitch they often perform when doing episiotomy repairs following childbirth: the "husband's stitch." The husband's stitch is intended to produce a smaller vaginal opening, to counteract the natural stretching of the t…
  2. “Each time they’d build, they’d try to outbuild all the rest of them,” said Dr. Randall F. Hipple, a retired obstetrician who helped establish a seven-block stretch of the street as a National Historic District.

Etymology

From obstetrics + -ician.

This word in other languages

tocólogo(Español)obstétricien(Français)Geburtshelfer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bostetrician
  • obbstetrician
  • obsettrician
  • obsstetrician
  • obstertician
  • obstetircian
  • obstetrciian
  • obstetricain
  • obstetriccian
  • obstetriciann
  • obstetricina
  • obstetriican
  • obstetrrician
  • obstettrician
  • obstterician
  • obsttetrician
  • obtsetrician
  • osbtetrician

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of obstetrician - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bostetrician2obbstetrician1obsettrician2obsstetrician1obstertician2obstetircian2obstetrciian2obstetricain2
Edit distance from "obstetrician"

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 "obstetrician"?
"obstetrician" is spelled O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/.
What does "obstetrician" mean?
As a noun, "obstetrician" means: A physician who specializes in childbirth.
What are common misspellings of "obstetrician"?
Common misspellings include "bostetrician", "obbstetrician", "obsettrician", "obsstetrician", "obstertician". The correct spelling is "obstetrician".
How do you pronounce "obstetrician"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "obstetrician" is /ˌɒbstəˈtɹɪʃən/. 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 "obstetrician"?
From obstetrics + -ician. 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 "obstetrician", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

obsolescence#43,289particulates#43,303rhythmically#43,348hypothalamus#43,198

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Pyeongchang18 variantsresplendent18 variantsShaftesbury18 variantsundergrowth18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list