cretinism
obsolete
cretinism is spelled C-R-E-T-I-N-I-S-M: 9 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, cretinism means “A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cretinism is cretinisms.
How many letters and syllables are in cretinism?
| Letters | 9: C-R-E-T-I-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| 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 cretinism?
Cretinism 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).
How do you pronounce cretinism?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cretinism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does cretinism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cretinism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease of severely stunted physical and mental growth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crétinisme |
| German | Kretinismus |
| Portuguese | cretinismo |
| Spanish | cretinismo |
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 cretinism come from?
From cretin + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).