glioma

/ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/

//ɡlaɪˈəʊmə// noun

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"glioma" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“glioma” is uncommon English (frequency #68,255 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,255
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord

Key facts for glioma
PropertyValue
Headwordglioma
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glioma” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glioma lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

glioma is uncommon English at frequency #68,255 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for glioma, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From glia + -oma. The correct English form is glioma, spelled G-L-I-O-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord

Etymology

From glia + -oma.

This word in other languages

gliome(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glioma"?
"glioma" is spelled G-L-I-O-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/.
What does "glioma" mean?
As a noun, "glioma" means: A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord
How do you pronounce "glioma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glioma" is /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "glioma"?
From glia + -oma. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “glioma”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-L-I-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɡlaɪˈəʊmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list