osteomyelitis
noun
osteomyelitis is spelled O-S-T-E-O-M-Y-E-L-I-T-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteomyelitis means “An infection of the bone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteomyelitis is osteomyelitides or osteomyelites.
How many letters and syllables are in osteomyelitis?
| Letters | 13: O-S-T-E-O-M-Y-E-L-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 osteomyelitis?
Osteomyelitis appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 osteomyelitis
- osteomyelitides plural
- osteomyelites plural
- osteomyelitises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteomyelitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An infection of the bone
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteomyelitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pathology: an infection of the bone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéomyélite |
| Portuguese | osteomielite |
| Spanish | osteomielitis |
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 osteomyelitis come from?
From osteo- + myelitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).