hidradenitis
/haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/noun
hidradenitis is spelled H-I-D-R-A-D-E-N-I-T-I-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hidradenitis means “Inflammation of the sweat glands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hidradenitis is hidradenitides.
How many letters and syllables are in hidradenitis?
| Letters | 12: H-I-D-R-A-D-E-N-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 hidradenitis?
Hidradenitis appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 hidradenitis?
- /haɪdɹədɪˈnaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hidradenitis
- hidradenitides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hidradenitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the sweat glands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hidradenitis come from?
First attested in 1894. From the German Hidradenitis (1865; also the etymologically more consistent Hidrotadenitis, 1893), ultimately representing the Ancient Greek roots ἱδρώς (hidrṓs, “sweat”, stem: ἱδρῶτ-, hidrōt-) + ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”, stem: ἀδεν-, aden-) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “[inflammatory] disease”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).