bronchiectasis
noun
bronchiectasis is spelled B-R-O-N-C-H-I-E-C-T-A-S-I-S: 14 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, bronchiectasis means “Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bronchiectasis is bronchiectases.
How many letters and syllables are in bronchiectasis?
| Letters | 14: B-R-O-N-C-H-I-E-C-T-A-S-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 bronchiectasis?
Bronchiectasis 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 bronchiectasis
- bronchiectases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bronchiectasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abnormal permanent dilation of the bronchial tubes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bronchiectasis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormal permanent dilatation of the bronchial tubes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | bronquiectasia |
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 bronchiectasis come from?
From bronchi- + ectasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).