esophagectomy
noun
esophagectomy is spelled E-S-O-P-H-A-G-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, esophagectomy means “The surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the esophagus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of esophagectomy is esophagectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in esophagectomy?
| Letters | 13: E-S-O-P-H-A-G-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 esophagectomy?
Esophagectomy appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 esophagectomy
- esophagectomies plural
- oesophagectomy UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does esophagectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the esophagus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Esophagectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense removal of all or part of the esophagus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | œsophagectomie |
| Spanish | esofaguectomía |
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 esophagectomy come from?
From esophag- + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).