leukoplakia
noun
leukoplakia is spelled L-E-U-K-O-P-L-A-K-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leukoplakia means “Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leukoplakia is leukoplakias.
How many letters and syllables are in leukoplakia?
| Letters | 11: L-E-U-K-O-P-L-A-K-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 leukoplakia?
Leukoplakia appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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).
Forms of leukoplakia
- leukoplakias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leukoplakia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leukoplakia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | leucoplasie |
| German | Leukoplakie |
| Portuguese | leucoplasia, leucoplaquia |
| Spanish | leucoplasia |
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.