phimosis
/fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/
"phimosis" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“phimosis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | phimosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “phimosis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
phimosis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.".
Zero misspellings are on record for phimosis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). The correct English form is phimosis, spelled P-H-I-M-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “phimosis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-H-I-M-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.