ectomy
/ˈɛktəmi/noun
ectomy is spelled E-C-T-O-M-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ectomy means “Any operation involving surgical excision or removal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ectomy is ectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in ectomy?
| Letters | 6: E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 ectomy?
Ectomy appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 ectomy?
- /ˈɛktəmi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ɛktəmi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ectomy
- ectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any operation involving surgical excision or removal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | -ectomie |
| Portuguese | -ectomia |
| Spanish | -ectomía , ectomía |
| German | -entfernung, -amputation f -ektomie |
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 ectomy come from?
Back-formation from -ectomy, a suffix used in the names of many such operations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).