acromegaly
/ˌækɹoʊˈmɛɡəli/noun
acromegaly is spelled A-C-R-O-M-E-G-A-L-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acromegaly means “A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acromegaly is acromegalies.
How many letters and syllables are in acromegaly?
| Letters | 10: A-C-R-O-M-E-G-A-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is acromegaly?
Acromegaly appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 acromegaly?
- /ˌækɹoʊˈmɛɡəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acromegaly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acromegaly
- acromegalies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acromegaly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acromegaly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acromégalie |
| German | Akromegalie |
| Portuguese | acromegalia |
| Spanish | acromegalia |
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 acromegaly come from?
From French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and μέγας (mégas, “large”). By surface analysis, acro- + -megaly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).