osteotomy
noun
osteotomy is spelled O-S-T-E-O-T-O-M-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteotomy means “The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteotomy is osteotomies.
How many letters and syllables are in osteotomy?
| Letters | 9: O-S-T-E-O-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 osteotomy?
Osteotomy appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 osteotomy
- osteotomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteotomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteotomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéotomie |
| German | Osteotomie |
| Portuguese | osteotomia |
| Spanish | osteotomía |
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 osteotomy come from?
From osteo- + -tomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).