chordoma
noun
chordoma is spelled C-H-O-R-D-O-M-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chordoma means “A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chordoma is chordomas or chordomata.
How many letters and syllables are in chordoma?
| Letters | 8: C-H-O-R-D-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 chordoma?
Chordoma appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 chordoma
- chordomas plural
- chordomata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chordoma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A slow-growing, malignant tumor arising from remnants of the notochord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chordoma come from?
From chord + -oma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).