# pneumonia

> English word · Noun · IPA /njuˈməʊniə/ · frequency rank #10,590

## Definitions
1. Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).

## Common misspellings (12)
`npeumonia`, `penumonia`, `pnemuonia`, `pneummonia`, `pneumnoia`, `pneumoina`, `pneumonai`, `pneumonnia`, `pneuomnia`, `pnneumonia`, `pnuemonia`, `ppneumonia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pneumonia