galactorrhea
/ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/noun
galactorrhea is spelled G-A-L-A-C-T-O-R-R-H-E-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galactorrhea means “Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galactorrhea is galactorrheas.
How many letters and syllables are in galactorrhea?
| Letters | 12: G-A-L-A-C-T-O-R-R-H-E-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is galactorrhea?
Galactorrhea appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 galactorrhea?
- UK /ɡəˌlæktəˈɹiːə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with galactorrhea?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as galactorrhea from its last stressed vowel (/iə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of galactorrhea
- galactorrheas plural
- galactorrhoea
- galactorrhœa
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galactorrhea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lactation (the secretion of milk from nipples) that is not associated with childbirth or nursing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Galactorrhea in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lactation unassociated with childbirth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | galactorrhée |
| Spanish | galactorrea |
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 galactorrhea come from?
From galacto- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek γάλακτος (gálaktos, “milk”) + ῥέω /ῥοία (rhéō, “flow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).