obstetrics
/əbˈstɛ.trɪks/noun
obstetrics is spelled O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obstetrics means “The care of women during and after pregnancy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obstetrics?
| Letters | 10: O-B-S-T-E-T-R-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is obstetrics?
Obstetrics appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 obstetrics?
- US /əbˈstɛ.trɪks/
- US /ɑbˈstɛ.trɪks/
Obstetrics has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-obstetrics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with obstetrics?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as obstetrics from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɹɪks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of obstetrics
- ob.
- obs.
- obstet.
- obstetr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obstetrics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The care of women during and after pregnancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate obstetrics?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of obstetrics: OB, obs., obstet., obstetr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obstetrics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense care of women during and after pregnancy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obstétrique |
| German | Geburtshilfe, Obstetrik |
| Portuguese | obstetrícia |
| Spanish | obstetricia |
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.
Where does obstetrics come from?
From obstetric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).