labyrinthitis
/ˌlæbɪɹɪnˈθaɪtɪs/
"labyrinthitis" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“labyrinthitis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-labyrinthitis · labyrinthitis · English
labyrinthitis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | labyrinthitis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlæbɪɹɪnˈθaɪtɪs/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “labyrinthitis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
labyrinthitis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlæbɪɹɪnˈθaɪtɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for labyrinthitis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From labyrinth + -itis. The correct English form is labyrinthitis, spelled L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how labyrinthitis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some years ago, however, Voltolini described the occurrence of cases which, he believed, were only to be accounted for on the supposition that the symptoms were due to primary labyrinthitis.
Etymology
From labyrinth + -itis.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.