endophthalmitis
noun
endophthalmitis is spelled E-N-D-O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-I-T-I-S: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, endophthalmitis means “Inflammation of the interior of the eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of endophthalmitis is endophthalmitides or endophthalmites.
How many letters and syllables are in endophthalmitis?
| Letters | 15: E-N-D-O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 endophthalmitis?
Endophthalmitis appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 endophthalmitis
- endophthalmitides plural
- endophthalmites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endophthalmitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the interior of the eye.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endophthalmitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of the interior of the eye:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Endophthalmitis |
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 endophthalmitis come from?
From endo- + ophthalmo- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).