rhinoplasty

noun

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"rhinoplasty" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rhinoplasty” is uncommon English (frequency #71,064 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,064
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.

Key facts for rhinoplasty
PropertyValue
Headwordrhinoplasty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rhinoplasty” 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). rhinoplasty lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rhinoplasty is uncommon English at frequency #71,064 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rhinoplasty in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From rhino- + -plasty. The correct English form is rhinoplasty, spelled R-H-I-N-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
  2. 2
    An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).

Etymology

From rhino- + -plasty.

Synonyms

nasoplastynose jobnoselift

This word in other languages

rinoplastia(Español)rhinoplastie(Français)Rhinoplastik(Deutsch)

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 "rhinoplasty"?
"rhinoplasty" is spelled R-H-I-N-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y.
What does "rhinoplasty" mean?
As a noun, "rhinoplasty" means: A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
What is the origin of the word "rhinoplasty"?
From rhino- + -plasty. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “rhinoplasty”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-H-I-N-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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