diverticulosis
noun
diverticulosis is spelled D-I-V-E-R-T-I-C-U-L-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diverticulosis means “The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diverticulosis is diverticuloses.
How many letters and syllables are in diverticulosis?
| Letters | 14: D-I-V-E-R-T-I-C-U-L-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 diverticulosis?
Diverticulosis appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 diverticulosis
- diverticuloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diverticulosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of having diverticula, or small pouches, formed along the mucosa of the colon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diverticulosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pathological condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diverticulose |
| German | Divertikulose |
| Spanish | diverticulosis |
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 diverticulosis come from?
From diverticula + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).