ophthalmia
/ɑpˈθælmiə/noun
ophthalmia is spelled O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ophthalmia means “Synonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ophthalmia is ophthalmias.
How many letters and syllables are in ophthalmia?
| Letters | 10: O-P-H-T-H-A-L-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 ophthalmia?
Ophthalmia appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 ophthalmia?
- UK /ɒfˈθælmiə/
- UK /ɒpˈθælmiə/
- US /ɑpˈθælmiə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ophthalmia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ophthalmia
- ophthalmias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ophthalmia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ophthalmia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ophthalmitis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ophtalmie |
| German | Ophthalmie |
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 ophthalmia come from?
From Medieval Latin obtalmia and Old French obtalmie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós). Re-classicized from the Greek spelling, instead of archaic obtalmy (“eye inflammation, (also?) longsightedness”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).