orthodontics
or·tho·don·ticsnoun
orthodontics is spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-N-T-I-C-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables (or·tho·don·tics). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orthodontics means “A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orthodontics?
| Letters | 12: O-R-T-H-O-D-O-N-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: or·tho·don·tics |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 orthodontics?
Orthodontics appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 orthodontics?
Orthodontics has 4 syllables, split or·tho·don·tics in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orthodontics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthodontics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense correcting misalignment of teeth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthodontie |
| German | Kieferorthopädie |
| Portuguese | ortodontia |
| Spanish | ortodoncia |
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 orthodontics come from?
From orthodontic + -s, equivalent to ortho- (“correct, straight”) + -odont + -ics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).