physiatrist
noun
physiatrist is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-A-T-R-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, physiatrist means “A physician specializing in physical rehabilitation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of physiatrist is physiatrists.
How many letters and syllables are in physiatrist?
| Letters | 11: P-H-Y-S-I-A-T-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 physiatrist?
Physiatrist appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 physiatrist
- physiatrists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does physiatrist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A physician specializing in physical rehabilitation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Physiatrist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | physiatre |
| Portuguese | fisiatra |
| Spanish | fisiatra |
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 physiatrist come from?
From physiatrics + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).