colostomy
noun
colostomy is spelled C-O-L-O-S-T-O-M-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, colostomy means “An incision into the colon to allow for drainage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of colostomy is colostomies.
How many letters and syllables are in colostomy?
| Letters | 9: C-O-L-O-S-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th 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 colostomy?
Colostomy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 colostomy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-colostomy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of colostomy
- colostomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does colostomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.
- 2
The opening produced in such incision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Colostomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incision:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colostomie |
| Portuguese | colostomia |
| Spanish | colostomía |
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 colostomy come from?
From colo- + -stomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).