kyphosis
/kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/noun
kyphosis is spelled K-Y-P-H-O-S-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kyphosis means “The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kyphosis is kyphoses.
How many letters and syllables are in kyphosis?
| Letters | 8: K-Y-P-H-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 kyphosis?
Kyphosis appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 kyphosis?
- /kaɪˈfoʊ.sɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kyphosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kyphosis
- kyphoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kyphosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
- 2
An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kyphosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anatomy: normal curvature of the spine:
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 kyphosis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύφωσις (kúphōsis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).