glomerulonephritis
noun
glomerulonephritis is spelled G-L-O-M-E-R-U-L-O-N-E-P-H-R-I-T-I-S: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glomerulonephritis means “A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glomerulonephritis is glomerulonephritides or glomerulonephrites.
How many letters and syllables are in glomerulonephritis?
| Letters | 18: G-L-O-M-E-R-U-L-O-N-E-P-H-R-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 glomerulonephritis?
Glomerulonephritis appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 glomerulonephritis
- glomerulonephritides plural
- glomerulonephrites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glomerulonephritis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli.
Meronym: glomerulitis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate glomerulonephritis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of glomerulonephritis: GN.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glomerulonephritis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form of nephritis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | glomerulonefritis |
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 glomerulonephritis come from?
Internationalism. From glomerulo- + nephritis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).