neuritis
noun
neuritis is spelled N-E-U-R-I-T-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neuritis means “Inflammation of one or more nerves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neuritis is neuritides or neuritises.
How many letters and syllables are in neuritis?
| Letters | 8: N-E-U-R-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 neuritis?
Neuritis appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 neuritis?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-neuritis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neuritis
- neuritides plural
- neuritises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neuritis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of one or more nerves.
Optic neuritis (or retrobulbar neuritis) is the inflammation of the optic nerve that may cause a complete or partial loss of vision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neuritis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of nerves:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | neuritis |
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 neuritis come from?
From neur- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).