alopecia
/æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/noun
alopecia is spelled A-L-O-P-E-C-I-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alopecia means “Baldness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alopecia is alopecias.
How many letters and syllables are in alopecia?
| Letters | 8: A-L-O-P-E-C-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 alopecia?
Alopecia appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 alopecia?
- UK /ˌæl.əʊˈpiː.ʃə/
- US /æloʊˈpiː.ʃ(i)ə/
- US /æloʊˈpiː.si.ə/
Alopecia has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-alopecia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alopecia
- alopecias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alopecia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Baldness.
- 2
A deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by a failure to grow or loss after growth.
- 3
A loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alopecia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alopécie |
| German | Haarlosigkeit , Haarausfall |
| Spanish | alopecia , lopigia |
| Portuguese | alopecia, alopécia |
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 alopecia come from?
Borrowed from Latin alōpecia, from the Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκία (alōpekía, “fox-mange”), from ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”) + -ία (-ía, a formative ending used in Ancient Greek, especially used in naming diseases).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).