# arthritis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/ · frequency rank #12,727

## Definitions
1. Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

## Etymology
From Latin arthrītis, from Ancient Greek ἀρθρῖτις (arthrîtis, “joint-disease, gout”), from ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”). By surface analysis, arthr- + -itis.

## Common misspellings (14)
`arhtritis`, `arrthritis`, `arthhritis`, `arthirtis`, `arthriits`, `arthritiss`, `arthritsi`, `arthrittis`, `arthrritis`, `arthrtiis`, `artrhitis`, `artthritis`, `atrhritis`, `rathritis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/arthritis