earache
/ˈiɹeɪk/noun
earache is spelled E-A-R-A-C-H-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earache means “A pain in the middle or inner ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of earache is earaches.
How many letters and syllables are in earache?
| Letters | 7: E-A-R-A-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 earache?
Earache appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 earache?
- UK /ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/
- US /ˈiɹeɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-earache.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of earache
- earaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earache mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pain in the middle or inner ear.
- 2
informalAnnoyance or aggravation caused by noise, especially the sound of someone nagging, complaining, issuing orders, etc.
I can't stay too late at the pub, otherwise I'll get a load of earache from the missus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earache in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pain in the ear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | otalgie |
| German | Ohrenschmerzen |
| Portuguese | otalgia |
| Spanish | dolor de oído, otalgia |
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 earache come from?
From ear + ache.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).