gastrostomy
noun
gastrostomy is spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-S-T-O-M-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gastrostomy means “The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gastrostomy is gastrostomies.
How many letters and syllables are in gastrostomy?
| Letters | 11: G-A-S-T-R-O-S-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 gastrostomy?
Gastrostomy appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 gastrostomy
- gastrostomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gastrostomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gastrostomy come from?
From gastro- + -stomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).