glossitis
/ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs/noun
glossitis is spelled G-L-O-S-S-I-T-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glossitis means “An inflammatory condition of the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glossitis?
| Letters | 9: G-L-O-S-S-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 glossitis?
Glossitis appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
How do you pronounce glossitis?
- /ɡlɒˈsaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glossitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inflammatory condition of the tongue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glossitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammatory condition of the tongue:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | glositis |
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 glossitis come from?
From glosso- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).