granuloma
/ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/
"granuloma" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“granuloma” is uncommon English (frequency #93,755 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,755
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well a...
Corpus desk
Index EN-granuloma · granuloma · English
granuloma · rank #93,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,755
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH Greengrass
Nearest frequency peer: Greengrass (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “granuloma”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- godman
godman
6,253 corpus weight
- golde
golde
6,252 corpus weight
- gorn
gorn
6,250 corpus weight
- granuloma
granuloma
6,246 corpus weight
- Greengrass
Greengrass
6,244 corpus weight
- grotty
grotty
6,241 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “granuloma” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granuloma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “granuloma” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
granuloma is uncommon English at frequency #93,755 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɡɹæn.jəˈləʊ̯.mə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for granuloma, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From granule + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma. The correct English form is granuloma, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1An inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.
- 2Any small nodule.
Etymology
From granule + -oma. Among the many words derived from -oma that are in current common use, this word is one of only a few that do not denote a neoplasm; another is hematoma.
This word in other languages
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.
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