pediatrician

/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/

//piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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"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
4,417
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pediatrician · pediatrician · English

pediatrician · rank #26,547 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,547
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pedagogical

Nearest frequency peer: pedagogical (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pediatrician”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “pediatrician” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pediatrician”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pediatricianlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “pedagogical” (#26,546), “pegged” (#26,548), “pathfinder” (#26,545). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pediatrician” is #26,547. 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 4,417 “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

pediatra(Español)pédiatre(Français)Kinderarzt(Deutsch)pediatra(Português)

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pediatrician", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impenetrable#26,468unscrupulous#26,648emphatically#26,411deliberation#26,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

speculating17 variantsinfographic17 variantsexclusivity17 variantselectrolyte17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list