lochia
/ˈloʊ.ki.ə/noun
lochia is spelled L-O-C-H-I-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lochia means “Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lochia?
| Letters | 6: L-O-C-H-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 lochia?
Lochia appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 lochia?
- UK /ˈlɒ.kɪ.ə/
- US /ˈloʊ.ki.ə/
Lochia has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lochia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lochia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lochia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense post-partum vaginal discharge:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lochies |
| German | Wochenfluss, Lochien |
| Portuguese | lóquios |
| Spanish | loquios |
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 lochia come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin lochia, from Ancient Greek λοχεία (lokheía), neuter plural of λοχείος (lokheíos, “of childbirth”), from λόχος (lókhos, “childbirth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).