ototoxicity
noun
ototoxicity is spelled O-T-O-T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ototoxicity means “Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ototoxicity is ototoxicities.
How many letters and syllables are in ototoxicity?
| Letters | 11: O-T-O-T-O-X-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 ototoxicity?
Ototoxicity appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 ototoxicity
- ototoxicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ototoxicity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ototoxicity come from?
From oto- + toxicity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).