Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dietetics

/daɪəˈtɛtɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: di-etet-ics
IPA: /daɪəˈtɛtɪks/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

See dietetic + -ics.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

diætetics (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

dietetician dietetist

Frequently Paired Words

dietitian

Rhymes With

phonetics phenetics poliorcetics cynegetics graphetics etics

Questions

How do you pronounce dietetics?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪəˈtɛtɪks/.
What does dietetics mean?: The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.
Where does dietetics come from?: See dietetic + -ics.

How to pronounce dietetics

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