emetophobia
/ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/noun
emetophobia is spelled E-M-E-T-O-P-H-O-B-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emetophobia means “An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emetophobia?
| Letters | 11: E-M-E-T-O-P-H-O-B-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 emetophobia?
Emetophobia appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 emetophobia?
- /ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emetophobia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emetophobia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fear of vomiting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émétophobie |
| Portuguese | emetofobia |
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 emetophobia come from?
From emeto- + -phobia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).