hematoma
/ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
"hematoma" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hematoma” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #46,512 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,512
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hematoma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #46,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hematoma” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for hematoma is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/. Corpus data places it at rank #46,512 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hematoma, with forms such as "ehmatoma", "heamtoma", and "hemaotma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From hemato- + -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 granuloma. The correct English form is hematoma, spelled H-E-M-A-T-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
Etymology
From hemato- + -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 granuloma.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehmatoma,heamtoma,hemaotma,hematmoa,hematoam,hematomma,hemattoma,hemmatoma,hemtaoma,hhematoma,hmeatoma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hematoma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “hematoma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-M-A-T-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.