bronchiolitis
noun
bronchiolitis is spelled B-R-O-N-C-H-I-O-L-I-T-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bronchiolitis means “Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bronchiolitis?
| Letters | 13: B-R-O-N-C-H-I-O-L-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 bronchiolitis?
Bronchiolitis appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
What does bronchiolitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bronchiolitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of the bronchioles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bronchiolite |
| German | Bronchiolitis |
| Portuguese | bronquiolite |
| Spanish | bronquiolitis |
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 bronchiolitis come from?
From bronchiole + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).