encephalocele
noun
encephalocele is spelled E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-C-E-L-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, encephalocele means “A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of encephalocele is encephaloceles.
How many letters and syllables are in encephalocele?
| Letters | 13: E-N-C-E-P-H-A-L-O-C-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 encephalocele?
Encephalocele appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 encephalocele
- encephaloceles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encephalocele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of hernia of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Encephalocele in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hernia of the brain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | encefalocele |
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 encephalocele come from?
From encephalo- + -cele.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).