keratosis
/ˌkɛɹəˈtoʊsɪs/noun
keratosis is spelled K-E-R-A-T-O-S-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keratosis means “The condition of having keratin growing on the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keratosis is keratoses.
How many letters and syllables are in keratosis?
| Letters | 9: K-E-R-A-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is keratosis?
Keratosis appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 keratosis?
- UK /ˌkɛɹəˈtəʊsɪs/
- US /ˌkɛɹəˈtoʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-keratosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with keratosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as keratosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of keratosis
- keratoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keratosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of having keratin growing on the skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keratosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kératose |
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 keratosis come from?
From kerat- + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).