mastoiditis
noun
mastoiditis is spelled M-A-S-T-O-I-D-I-T-I-S: 11 letters and 4 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, mastoiditis means “An inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mastoiditis is mastoiditides or mastoidites.
How many letters and syllables are in mastoiditis?
| Letters | 11: M-A-S-T-O-I-D-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American 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 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 mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis 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 mastoiditis?
Mastoiditis has 4 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 mastoiditis
- mastoiditides plural
- mastoidites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mastoiditis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mastoiditis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mastoiditis: mastoid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mastoiditis come from?
From mastoid + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).