pneumonectomy
noun
pneumonectomy is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pneumonectomy means “The surgical removal of all or part of a lung” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pneumonectomy is pneumonectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in pneumonectomy?
| Letters | 13: P-N-E-U-M-O-N-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 pneumonectomy?
Pneumonectomy appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 pneumonectomy
- pneumonectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pneumonectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).