orthognathic
adjective
orthognathic is spelled O-R-T-H-O-G-N-A-T-H-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, orthognathic means “Straight-jawed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orthognathic?
| Letters | 12: O-R-T-H-O-G-N-A-T-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 orthognathic?
Orthognathic appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 orthognathic
- more orthognathic comparative
- most orthognathic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orthognathic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Straight-jawed.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the correction of the jaws.
orthognathic surgery
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orthognathic come from?
From ortho- (“straight, correct”) + -gnathic (suffix forming adjectives relating to the jaw), after New Latin orthognathus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).