pneumoconiosis
/ˌnuːmoʊ.koʊniˈoʊsəs/noun
pneumoconiosis is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-C-O-N-I-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pneumoconiosis means “A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pneumoconiosis is pneumoconioses.
How many letters and syllables are in pneumoconiosis?
| Letters | 14: P-N-E-U-M-O-C-O-N-I-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pneumoconiosis?
Pneumoconiosis appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 pneumoconiosis?
- UK /ˌnjuːməʊ.kəʊniˈəʊsɪs/
- US /ˌnuːmoʊ.koʊniˈoʊsəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-pneumoconiosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pneumoconiosis?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pneumoconiosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pneumoconiosis
- pneumoconioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pneumoconiosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pneumoconiosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease of the lungs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pneumoconiose |
| German | Pneumokoniose, Staublunge |
| Portuguese | pneumoconiose |
| Spanish | neumoconiosis |
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 pneumoconiosis come from?
Alteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By surface analysis, pneumo- + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).