hematocrit
/hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/noun
hematocrit is spelled H-E-M-A-T-O-C-R-I-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hematocrit means “The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hematocrit is hematocrits.
How many letters and syllables are in hematocrit?
| Letters | 10: H-E-M-A-T-O-C-R-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 hematocrit?
Hematocrit appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 hematocrit?
- /hɪˈmæt.ək.ɹɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hematocrit
- hematocrits plural
- haematocrit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hematocrit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
- 2
A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hematocrit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hématocrite |
| German | Hämatokrit |
| Spanish | hematocrito |
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 hematocrit come from?
From hemato- (“blood”) + Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs, “judge, umpire”), literally “to separate blood”, coined by Swedish physiologist Magnus Blix in 1891.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).