orthodontic
"orthodontic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“orthodontic” is uncommon English (frequency #56,337 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,337
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-orthodontic · orthodontic · English
orthodontic · rank #56,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,337
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH OTF
Nearest frequency peer: OTF (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “orthodontic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ocarina
ocarina
43,670 corpus weight
- odometer
odometer
43,668 corpus weight
- offloading
offloading
43,667 corpus weight
- Ohl
Ohl
43,666 corpus weight
- orthodontic
orthodontic
43,664 corpus weight
- OTF
OTF
43,663 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “orthodontic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orthodontic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,337 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “orthodontic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
orthodontic is uncommon English at frequency #56,337 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.".
Zero misspellings are on record for orthodontic in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From orthodontia + -ic, equivalent to ortho- + -odont + -ic. The correct English form is orthodontic, spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-N-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of, or relating to the dental speciality of orthodontics.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how orthodontic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many parents can’t afford that “great smile,” though, which is why a thriving cottage industry of homemade orthodontic remedies has surfaced to provide the perfect smile to those who can’t afford licensed orthodontic work.
Etymology
From orthodontia + -ic, equivalent to ortho- + -odont + -ic.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).