hematemesis
noun
hematemesis is spelled H-E-M-A-T-E-M-E-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hematemesis means “The vomiting of blood; blood within vomitus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hematemesis is hematemeses.
How many letters and syllables are in hematemesis?
| Letters | 11: H-E-M-A-T-E-M-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 hematemesis?
Hematemesis appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 hematemesis
- hematemeses plural
- haematemesis UK
- hæmatemesis UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hematemesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe vomiting of blood; blood within vomitus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hematemesis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense vomiting with blood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hématémèse |
| German | Bluterbrechen |
| Portuguese | hematêmese, hematémese |
| Spanish | hematemesis |
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 hematemesis come from?
From hemat- + emesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).