microdiscectomy
/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/noun
microdiscectomy is spelled M-I-C-R-O-D-I-S-C-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microdiscectomy means “microdecompression” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microdiscectomy is microdiscectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in microdiscectomy?
| Letters | 15: M-I-C-R-O-D-I-S-C-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is microdiscectomy?
Microdiscectomy appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 microdiscectomy?
- US /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/
- UK /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊ.dɪskˈɛk.tə.mi/
Microdiscectomy has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with microdiscectomy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as microdiscectomy from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəmi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of microdiscectomy
- microdiscectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microdiscectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
microdecompression
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microdiscectomy come from?
From micro- + discectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).