glioblastoma
noun
glioblastoma is spelled G-L-I-O-B-L-A-S-T-O-M-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glioblastoma means “A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glioblastoma is glioblastomas or glioblastomata.
How many letters and syllables are in glioblastoma?
| Letters | 12: G-L-I-O-B-L-A-S-T-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 glioblastoma
- glioblastomas plural
- glioblastomata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glioblastoma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glioblastoma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fast-growing tumor of the brain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | glioblastome |
| German | Glioblastom |
| Spanish | glioblastoma |
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 glioblastoma come from?
From glio- + blastoma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).