neurofibromatosis
noun
neurofibromatosis is spelled N-E-U-R-O-F-I-B-R-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S: 17 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurofibromatosis means “A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurofibromatosis is neurofibromatoses.
How many letters and syllables are in neurofibromatosis?
| Letters | 17: N-E-U-R-O-F-I-B-R-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 neurofibromatosis?
Neurofibromatosis appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 neurofibromatosis?
Neurofibromatosis has 7 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 neurofibromatosis
- neurofibromatoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurofibromatosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate neurofibromatosis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of neurofibromatosis: NF.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neurofibromatosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense genetic disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurofibromatose |
| German | Neurofibromatose |
| Spanish | neurofibromatosis |
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 neurofibromatosis come from?
From neurofibroma + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).