# hepatitis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhɛpəˈtaɪ̯tɪs/ · frequency rank #14,559

## Definitions
1. Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

## Etymology
From Latin hēpatītis, from hēpar (“liver”), from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”). By surface analysis, hepat- + -itis.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehpatitis`, `heaptitis`, `hepaittis`, `hepatiits`, `hepatitiss`, `hepatitsi`, `hepatittis`, `hepattiis`, `hepattitis`, `heppatitis`, `heptaitis`, `hhepatitis`, `hpeatitis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hepatitis