ileostomy
noun
ileostomy is spelled I-L-E-O-S-T-O-M-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ileostomy means “The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ileostomy is ileostomies.
How many letters and syllables are in ileostomy?
| Letters | 9: I-L-E-O-S-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 ileostomy?
Ileostomy appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
Forms of ileostomy
- ileostomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ileostomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical operation of attaching the ileum to the abdominal wall at a stoma (similar to a colostomy).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ileostomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surgical operation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ileostomia |
| Spanish | ileostomía |
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 ileostomy come from?
From ileo- + -stomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).