osteoma
noun
osteoma is spelled O-S-T-E-O-M-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteoma means “A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteoma is osteomas or osteomata.
How many letters and syllables are in osteoma?
| Letters | 7: O-S-T-E-O-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 osteoma?
Osteoma appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of osteoma
- osteomas plural
- osteomata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteoma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteoma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense benign bony tumor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéome |
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 osteoma come from?
From osteo- + -oma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).