prosthetics
/pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/noun
prosthetics is spelled P-R-O-S-T-H-E-T-I-C-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prosthetics means “Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prosthetics?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-S-T-H-E-T-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prosthetics?
Prosthetics appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 prosthetics?
- /pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/
- /pɹəsˈθɛtɪks/
Prosthetics has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prosthetics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
- 2
plural of prosthetic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prosthetics in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense branch of medicine:
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 prosthetics come from?
By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).