orthorexia
noun
orthorexia is spelled O-R-T-H-O-R-E-X-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orthorexia means “A fixation with healthy or righteous eating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orthorexia?
| Letters | 10: O-R-T-H-O-R-E-X-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 orthorexia?
Orthorexia appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
What does orthorexia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthorexia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense obsession with healthy food:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthorexie |
| German | Orthorexie |
| Portuguese | ortorexia |
| Spanish | ortorexia |
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 orthorexia come from?
From ortho- + -orexia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).