endometrium

/ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/

//ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm// noun

"endometrium" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endometrium” is uncommon English (frequency #80,424 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,424
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

Corpus desk

Index EN-endometrium · endometrium · English

endometrium · rank #80,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,424
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH encasing

Nearest frequency peer: encasing (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “endometrium”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “endometrium” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for endometrium
PropertyValue
Headwordendometrium
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “endometrium” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).endometriumfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “encasing” (#80,423), “Enriquez” (#80,426), “enum” (#80,427). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endometrium” is #80,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endometrium is uncommon English at frequency #80,424 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for endometrium, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”). The correct English form is endometrium, spelled E-N-D-O-M-E-T-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.

Etymology

From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "endometrium"?
"endometrium" is spelled E-N-D-O-M-E-T-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/.
What does "endometrium" mean?
As a noun, "endometrium" means: The mucous membrane that lines the uterus in mammals and in which fertilized eggs are implanted.
How do you pronounce "endometrium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endometrium" is /ˌɛndəˈmiːtɹi.əm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "endometrium"?
From endo- (“inner”) + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”). Compare μήτρᾱ (mḗtrā, “womb”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "endometrium", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list