galactosemia
noun
galactosemia is spelled G-A-L-A-C-T-O-S-E-M-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galactosemia means “A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galactosemia is galactosemias.
How many letters and syllables are in galactosemia?
| Letters | 12: G-A-L-A-C-T-O-S-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 galactosemia?
Galactosemia appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 galactosemia
- galactosemias plural
- galactosaemia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galactosemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
- 2
The presence of galactose in the blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does galactosemia come from?
From galactose + -emia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).