keloid
[ˈkiː.lɔɪd]noun, verb
keloid is spelled K-E-L-O-I-D: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keloid means “A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keloid is keloids.
How many letters and syllables are in keloid?
| Letters | 6: K-E-L-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 keloid?
Keloid appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 keloid?
- [ˈkiː.lɔɪd]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of keloid
- keloids plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- keloiding participle, present
- keloided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keloid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
verb
- 1
To form a keloid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keloid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense growth of scar tissue:
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 keloid come from?
19th century, from French chéloïde, from Ancient Greek χηλή (khēlḗ, “hoof”) and -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).