alkalosis
/æl.kəˈləʊ̯sɪs/noun
alkalosis is spelled A-L-K-A-L-O-S-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alkalosis means “An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alkalosis is alkaloses.
How many letters and syllables are in alkalosis?
| Letters | 9: A-L-K-A-L-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 alkalosis?
Alkalosis appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 alkalosis?
- UK /æl.kəˈləʊ̯sɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with alkalosis?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as alkalosis from its last stressed vowel (/əʊsɪs/, British pronunciation):
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 alkalosis
- alkaloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alkalosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alkalosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood:
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 alkalosis come from?
From alkali + -osis, on the model of earlier acidosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).