hypertrichosis
/ˌhaɪpəˈtrɪkəʊsɪs/noun
hypertrichosis is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-T-R-I-C-H-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypertrichosis means “A medical condition of excessive body hair, either affecting most of the torso and limbs, or localized to an area of skin. It may be mild or severe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypertrichosis is hypertrichoses.
How many letters and syllables are in hypertrichosis?
| Letters | 14: H-Y-P-E-R-T-R-I-C-H-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 hypertrichosis?
Hypertrichosis appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 hypertrichosis?
- UK /ˌhaɪpəˈtrɪkəʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Scelultrix-hypertrichosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hypertrichosis
- hypertrichoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypertrichosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A medical condition of excessive body hair, either affecting most of the torso and limbs, or localized to an area of skin. It may be mild or severe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hypertrichosis come from?
From hyper- + trichosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).