operatory
adjective, noun
operatory is spelled O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, operatory means “Of or relating to operations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in operatory?
| Letters | 9: O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is operatory?
Operatory appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of operatory
- operatories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does operatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteeffective; practical; operative
- 2
Of or relating to operations.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA laboratory.
- 2
A room in which a dentist (or assistant) performs tasks on the patient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does operatory come from?
Originally from Medieval Latin operātōrium, from a participle of Late Latin operor. The modern senses may be derived independently of the obsolete senses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).