omphalocele
/ɑmˈfæl.əˌsil/noun
omphalocele is spelled O-M-P-H-A-L-O-C-E-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, omphalocele means “A hernia of the navel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of omphalocele is omphaloceles.
How many letters and syllables are in omphalocele?
| Letters | 11: O-M-P-H-A-L-O-C-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 omphalocele?
Omphalocele appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 omphalocele?
- US /ɑmˈfæl.əˌsil/
- US /ˈɑm(p).fə.ləˌsil/
- US [ɑmˈɸæl.əˌsil]
Omphalocele has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of omphalocele
- omphaloceles plural
- omphalocoele
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does omphalocele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hernia of the navel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Omphalocele in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hernia of the navel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | omphalocèle |
| Portuguese | onfalocele |
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 omphalocele come from?
From omphalo- + -cele.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).