lipoma
noun
lipoma is spelled L-I-P-O-M-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lipoma means “A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lipoma is lipomas or lipomata.
How many letters and syllables are in lipoma?
| Letters | 6: L-I-P-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 lipoma?
Lipoma appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 lipoma
- lipomas plural
- lipomata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lipoma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A nonmalignant tumor comprising fat cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lipoma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense benign tumor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lipome |
| German | Lipom, Fettgewebsgeschwulst, Fettgeschwulst, Fettgewebstumor, Fettgewebswucherung |
| Spanish | lipoma |
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 lipoma come from?
From lip- + -oma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).