exophthalmos
noun
exophthalmos is spelled E-X-O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-O-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, exophthalmos means “An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of exophthalmos is exophthalmoses.
How many letters and syllables are in exophthalmos?
| Letters | 12: E-X-O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 exophthalmos?
Exophthalmos appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 exophthalmos
- exophthalmoses plural
- exophthalmia
- exophthalmus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does exophthalmos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Exophthalmos in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormal protrusion of the eyeball:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exophtalmie, proptose |
| German | Exophthalmus |
| Portuguese | exoftalmia |
| Spanish | exoftalmia |
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.