parotitis
noun
parotitis is spelled P-A-R-O-T-I-T-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parotitis means “Inflammation of one or both parotid glands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parotitis is parotitides.
How many letters and syllables are in parotitis?
| Letters | 9: P-A-R-O-T-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 parotitis?
Parotitis appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 parotitis
- parotitides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parotitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parotitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of one or both parotid glands:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parotidite |
| Portuguese | parotidite |
| Spanish | parotiditis |
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 parotitis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρωτῖτις (parōtîtis, “(disease of the) parotid gland”), from παρωτίς (parōtís, “gland behind the ear”). By surface analysis, parot(id) + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).