laryngoscopy
noun
laryngoscopy is spelled L-A-R-Y-N-G-O-S-C-O-P-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laryngoscopy means “The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laryngoscopy is laryngoscopies.
How many letters and syllables are in laryngoscopy?
| Letters | 12: L-A-R-Y-N-G-O-S-C-O-P-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laryngoscopy?
Laryngoscopy appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 laryngoscopy?
Laryngoscopy has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of laryngoscopy
- laryngoscopies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laryngoscopy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).