hydrocele
/ˈhaɪdɹəsiːl/noun
hydrocele is spelled H-Y-D-R-O-C-E-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydrocele means “An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydrocele is hydroceles.
How many letters and syllables are in hydrocele?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-D-R-O-C-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 hydrocele?
Hydrocele appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 hydrocele?
- /ˈhaɪdɹəsiːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hydrocele.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydrocele
- hydroceles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydrocele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hydrocele in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hydrocele:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wasserbruch |
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 hydrocele come from?
From French hydrocèle or Latin hydrocēlē, from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).