eosinophilia
noun
eosinophilia is spelled E-O-S-I-N-O-P-H-I-L-I-A: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eosinophilia means “The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eosinophilia is eosinophilias.
How many letters and syllables are in eosinophilia?
| Letters | 12: E-O-S-I-N-O-P-H-I-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is eosinophilia?
Eosinophilia appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 eosinophilia?
Eosinophilia has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of eosinophilia
- eosinophilias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eosinophilia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of having a high concentration of eosinophils (eosinophil granulocytes) in the blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eosinophilia come from?
Coined 1879 by American biologist Paul Ehrlich from eosin (“rosy, dawn-colored”) + -o- + -philia. By surface analysis, eosinophil + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).