bronchopneumonia
noun
bronchopneumonia is spelled B-R-O-N-C-H-O-P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bronchopneumonia means “A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bronchopneumonia is bronchopneumonias.
How many letters and syllables are in bronchopneumonia?
| Letters | 16: B-R-O-N-C-H-O-P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 bronchopneumonia?
Bronchopneumonia appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 bronchopneumonia
- bronchopneumonias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bronchopneumonia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bronchopneumonia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bacterial infection of the lungs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | broncopneumonia |
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 bronchopneumonia come from?
From broncho- + pneumonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).