gynecomastia
/ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/
"gynecomastia" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gynecomastia” is uncommon English (frequency #79,557 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,557
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gynecomastia · gynecomastia · English
gynecomastia · rank #79,557 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,557
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gyroscopic
Nearest frequency peer: gyroscopic (+1 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.
Long-tail ranks near “gynecomastia”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- graben
graben
20,451 corpus weight
- gynecomastia
gynecomastia
20,444 corpus weight
- gyroscopic
gyroscopic
20,443 corpus weight
- Haddonfield
Haddonfield
20,441 corpus weight
- haircare
haircare
20,440 corpus weight
- Hanseatic
Hanseatic
20,437 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “gynecomastia” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gynecomastia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #79,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gynecomastia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gynecomastia is uncommon English at frequency #79,557 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɡaɪ.nɪ.kəʊˈmæs.tɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.".
Zero misspellings are on record for gynecomastia in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Internationalism. From gyneco- + -mastia. The correct English form is gynecomastia, spelled G-Y-N-E-C-O-M-A-S-T-I-A.
Definition
- 1Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gynecomastia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But probably the primary reason for gynecomastia in adult onset is drugs—and these are not illegal drugs.
Fitness coach Powell was awake and talking throughout the procedure last month at the Cardiff branch of Signature Clinic, a cosmetic surgery group which for the past year has averaged 100 gynecomastia patients a month across its six locations in UK and Ireland.
Etymology
Internationalism. From gyneco- + -mastia.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).