Stomach ache or stomachache?
stomach ache is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of stomachache”; stomachache is a noun meaning “A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, usually lower than the…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. stomach ache is written as two words and stomachache as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between stomach ache and stomachache?
| stomach ache | stomachache | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of stomachache | A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | stomach-aches | stomachaches |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈstʌməkˌeɪk/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 8 million words |
Sources: stomach ache and stomachache in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of stomach ache and stomachache
stomach ache
- 1
Alternative spelling of stomachache
stomachache
- 1
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, stomach ache or stomachache?
stomach ache is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; stomachache about once in every 8 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search stomach ache vs stomachache?
“stomach ache vs stomachache” is searched about 10 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“stomachache vs stomach ache”, “stomach ache or stomachache”).
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