barotrauma
noun
barotrauma is spelled B-A-R-O-T-R-A-U-M-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, barotrauma means “Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of barotrauma is barotraumas.
How many letters and syllables are in barotrauma?
| Letters | 10: B-A-R-O-T-R-A-U-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 barotrauma?
Barotrauma appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 barotrauma
- barotraumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does barotrauma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Barotrauma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tissue damage caused by air pressure difference:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barotraumatisme |
| German | Barotrauma |
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 barotrauma come from?
From baro- + trauma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).