otoscope
/ˈoʊ̯təskoʊ̯p/noun
otoscope is spelled O-T-O-S-C-O-P-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, otoscope means “An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of otoscope is otoscopes.
How many letters and syllables are in otoscope?
| Letters | 8: O-T-O-S-C-O-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 otoscope?
Otoscope appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 otoscope?
- US /ˈoʊ̯təskoʊ̯p/
- UK /ˈəʊ̯təskəʊ̯p/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-otoscope.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of otoscope
- otoscopes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does otoscope mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Otoscope in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical instrument:
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 otoscope come from?
From oto- + -scope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).