arteritis
noun
arteritis is spelled A-R-T-E-R-I-T-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arteritis means “The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arteritis is arteritides.
How many letters and syllables are in arteritis?
| Letters | 9: A-R-T-E-R-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 arteritis?
Arteritis appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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).
Forms of arteritis
- arteritides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arteritis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arteritis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of artery walls:
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 arteritis come from?
From artery + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).