optometrist
/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/
"optometrist" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“optometrist” is uncommon English (frequency #51,293 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,293
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | optometrist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,293 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “optometrist” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
optometrist is uncommon English at frequency #51,293 among 15,494 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.".
No misspelling variants are generated for optometrist in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From opto- + -metry + -ist. The correct English form is optometrist, spelled O-P-T-O-M-E-T-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1A person trained and skilled in examining and testing the eyes for defects, in order to prescribe corrective lenses or treatment.
Etymology
From opto- + -metry + -ist.
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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Using “optometrist”
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- The one correct English spelling is O-P-T-O-M-E-T-R-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.