chalazion
/kəˈleɪzi.ən/noun
chalazion is spelled C-H-A-L-A-Z-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chalazion means “A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chalazion is chalazions or chalazia.
How many letters and syllables are in chalazion?
| Letters | 9: C-H-A-L-A-Z-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 chalazion?
Chalazion appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
How do you pronounce chalazion?
- /kəˈleɪzi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chalazion
- chalazions plural
- chalazia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chalazion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cyst in the eyelid, caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chalazion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a cyst in the eyelid:
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 chalazion come from?
From Late Latin chalazion, from Ancient Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), diminutive of χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).