angioedema
/ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/
"angioedema" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angioedema” is an uncommon English word, ranked #97,786 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #97,786
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angioedema |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angioedema” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for angioedema is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/. Corpus data places it at rank #97,786 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.".
angioedema has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From angio- + edema. The correct English form is angioedema, spelled A-N-G-I-O-E-D-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
Etymology
From angio- + edema.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is A-N-G-I-O-E-D-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.