chondromalacia
noun
chondromalacia is spelled C-H-O-N-D-R-O-M-A-L-A-C-I-A: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chondromalacia means “A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chondromalacia is chondromalacias.
How many letters and syllables are in chondromalacia?
| Letters | 14: C-H-O-N-D-R-O-M-A-L-A-C-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 chondromalacia?
Chondromalacia appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 chondromalacia
- chondromalacias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chondromalacia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A painful condition caused by irritation of cartilage, often in the undersurface of the kneecap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chondromalacia come from?
From chondro- + malacia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).