angioedema

/ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/

//ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə// noun

"angioedema" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“angioedema” is uncommon English (frequency #97,786 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,786
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-angioedema · angioedema · English

angioedema · rank #97,786 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,786
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angelino

Nearest frequency peer: Angelino (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “angioedema”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “angioedema” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for angioedema
PropertyValue
Headwordangioedema
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,786
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “angioedema” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).angioedemafalls in this rarity band:

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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Angelino” (#97,785), “angstrom” (#97,787), “anet” (#97,784). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “angioedema” is #97,786. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

angioedema is uncommon English at frequency #97,786 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how angioedema appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angioedema"?
"angioedema" is spelled A-N-G-I-O-E-D-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/.
What does "angioedema" mean?
As a noun, "angioedema" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "angioedema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angioedema" is /ˌænd͡ʒiəʊ.ɪˈdiːmə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "angioedema"?
From angio- + edema. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list