ecchymosis
/ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/noun
ecchymosis is spelled E-C-C-H-Y-M-O-S-I-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ecchymosis means “A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ecchymosis is ecchymoses.
How many letters and syllables are in ecchymosis?
| Letters | 10: E-C-C-H-Y-M-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ecchymosis?
Ecchymosis appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 ecchymosis?
- UK /ˌɛk.ɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
- US /ˌɛk.ɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
Ecchymosis has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ecchymosis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ecchymosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ecchymosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ecchymosis
- ecchymoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ecchymosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ecchymosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise:
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 ecchymosis come from?
From New Latin ecchymōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐκχύμωσις (ekkhúmōsis), from ἐκχέω (ekkhéō, “I pour out”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + χέω (khéō, “I pour”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).