asbestosis
/ˌæs.bɛsˈtoʊ.sɪs/noun
asbestosis is spelled A-S-B-E-S-T-O-S-I-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asbestosis means “A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of asbestosis is asbestoses.
How many letters and syllables are in asbestosis?
| Letters | 10: A-S-B-E-S-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is asbestosis?
Asbestosis appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 asbestosis?
- UK /ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs/
- US /ˌæs.bɛsˈtoʊ.sɪs/
Asbestosis has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ashby-de-la-pooch-asbestosis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-asbestosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with asbestosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as asbestosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of asbestosis
- asbestoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does asbestosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Asbestosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Asbestose |
| Portuguese | asbestose |
| Spanish | asbestosis |
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 asbestosis come from?
From asbestos + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).