acanthosis
/æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/noun
acanthosis is spelled A-C-A-N-T-H-O-S-I-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acanthosis means “A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acanthosis is acanthoses.
How many letters and syllables are in acanthosis?
| Letters | 10: A-C-A-N-T-H-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is acanthosis?
Acanthosis appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 acanthosis?
- US /æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪs/
Acanthosis has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with acanthosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as acanthosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of acanthosis
- acanthoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acanthosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acanthosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum:
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 acanthosis come from?
From acanth- + -osis (“diseased condition”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).