pediatrician

/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/

//piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n// noun

"pediatrician" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pediatrician” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,547
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Key facts for pediatrician
PropertyValue
Headwordpediatrician
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,547
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pediatrician” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pediatrician lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around pediatrician (IPA /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,547 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for pediatrician, with forms such as "epdiatrician", "pdeiatrician", and "pedaitrician". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pediatric + -ian. The correct English form is pediatrician, spelled P-E-D-I-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Etymology

From pediatric + -ian.

Synonyms

paediatrist

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epdiatrician
  • pdeiatrician
  • pedaitrician
  • peddiatrician
  • pediartician
  • pediatircian
  • pediatrciian
  • pediatricain
  • pediatriccian
  • pediatriciann
  • pediatricina
  • pediatriican
  • pediatrrician
  • pediattrician
  • peditarician
  • peidatrician
  • ppediatrician

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pediatrician - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epdiatrician2pdeiatrician2pedaitrician2peddiatrician1pediartician2pediatircian2pediatrciian2pediatricain2
Edit distance from "pediatrician"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pediatrician"?
"pediatrician" is spelled P-E-D-I-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does "pediatrician" mean?
As a noun, "pediatrician" means: A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
What are common misspellings of "pediatrician"?
Common misspellings include "epdiatrician", "pdeiatrician", "pedaitrician", "peddiatrician", "pediartician". The correct spelling is "pediatrician".
How do you pronounce "pediatrician"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pediatrician" is /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pediatrician"?
From pediatric + -ian. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pediatrician”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-D-I-A-T-R-I-C-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list