orthodontist
/ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/noun
orthodontist is spelled O-R-T-H-O-D-O-N-T-I-S-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orthodontist means “An orthodontic dentist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orthodontist is orthodontists.
How many letters and syllables are in orthodontist?
| Letters | 12: O-R-T-H-O-D-O-N-T-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is orthodontist?
Orthodontist appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 orthodontist?
- /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/
Orthodontist has 4 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-orthodontist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of orthodontist
- orthodontists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orthodontist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An orthodontic dentist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthodontist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense orthodontic dentist:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthodontiste |
| German | Kieferorthopäde, Kieferorthopädin |
| Portuguese | ortodontista |
| Spanish | ortodoncista, ortodontista |
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 orthodontist come from?
From orthodontic + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).