carcinomatosis
noun
carcinomatosis is spelled C-A-R-C-I-N-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carcinomatosis means “The widespread presence of carcinomas that have metastasized throughout the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carcinomatosis is carcinomatoses.
How many letters and syllables are in carcinomatosis?
| Letters | 14: C-A-R-C-I-N-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 carcinomatosis?
Carcinomatosis appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 carcinomatosis
- carcinomatoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carcinomatosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The widespread presence of carcinomas that have metastasized throughout the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carcinomatosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Karzinomatose |
| Spanish | carcinomatosis |
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 carcinomatosis come from?
From carcinomato- + -osis. By surface analysis, carcin- + -omatosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).