osteopenia
noun
osteopenia is spelled O-S-T-E-O-P-E-N-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteopenia means “The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteopenia is osteopenias.
How many letters and syllables are in osteopenia?
| Letters | 10: O-S-T-E-O-P-E-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 osteopenia?
Osteopenia appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 osteopenia?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-osteopenia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of osteopenia
- osteopenias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteopenia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Osteopenia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be consi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ostéopénie |
| German | Osteopenie |
| Portuguese | osteopenia |
| Spanish | osteopenia |
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 osteopenia come from?
From osteo- + -penia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).