conjunctivitis

/kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/

//kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs// noun

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"conjunctivitis" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conjunctivitis” is uncommon English (frequency #60,721 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,721
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conjunctivitis · conjunctivitis · English

conjunctivitis · rank #60,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,721
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH commonest

Nearest frequency peer: commonest (-3 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “conjunctivitis”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “conjunctivitis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conjunctivitis
PropertyValue
Headwordconjunctivitis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,721
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “conjunctivitis” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).conjunctivitisfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “commonest” (#60,718), “Colle” (#60,717), “convalescence” (#60,725). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conjunctivitis” is #60,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conjunctivitis is uncommon English at frequency #60,721 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conjunctivitis, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From conjunctiva + -itis. The correct English form is conjunctivitis, spelled C-O-N-J-U-N-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.

Etymology

From conjunctiva + -itis.

This word in other languages

conjuntivitis(Español)conjonctivite(Français)Konjunktivitis(Deutsch)conjuntivite(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conjunctivitis"?
"conjunctivitis" is spelled C-O-N-J-U-N-C-T-I-V-I-T-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/.
What does "conjunctivitis" mean?
As a noun, "conjunctivitis" means: An inflammation of the conjunctiva, often due to infection.
How do you pronounce "conjunctivitis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conjunctivitis" is /kənˌd͡ʒʌŋktɪˈvaɪtɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "conjunctivitis"?
From conjunctiva + -itis. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conjunctivitis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

existentialist#60,798neutralization#60,985overproduction#61,006redistributing#60,411

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list