# periodontal

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #40,384

## Definitions
1. surrounding a tooth
2. Relating to the periodontium
3. Relating to periodontics

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`epriodontal`, `peirodontal`, `peridoontal`, `perioddontal`, `periodnotal`, `periodonatl`, `periodonntal`, `periodontall`, `periodontla`, `periodonttal`, `periodotnal`, `perioodntal`, `peroidontal`, `perriodontal`, `pperiodontal`, `preiodontal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/periodontal