hematoma
/ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/noun
hematoma is spelled H-E-M-A-T-O-M-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hematoma means “A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hematoma is hematomas or hematomata.
How many letters and syllables are in hematoma?
| Letters | 8: H-E-M-A-T-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hematoma?
Hematoma appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 hematoma?
- US /ˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Paul2520-hematoma.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hematoma?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hematoma from its last stressed vowel (/oʊmə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hematoma
- hematomas plural
- hematomata plural
- haematoma
- hæmatoma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hematoma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hematoma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense swelling of blood from broken vessel:
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 hematoma come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).