otosclerosis
noun
otosclerosis is spelled O-T-O-S-C-L-E-R-O-S-I-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, otosclerosis means “Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of otosclerosis is otoscleroses.
How many letters and syllables are in otosclerosis?
| Letters | 12: O-T-O-S-C-L-E-R-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 otosclerosis?
Otosclerosis appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 otosclerosis
- otoscleroses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does otosclerosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
- 2
Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
- 3
Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does otosclerosis come from?
From oto- + sclerosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).