pneumonitis
noun
pneumonitis is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-T-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pneumonitis means “Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pneumonitis is pneumonitides or pneumonites.
How many letters and syllables are in pneumonitis?
| Letters | 11: P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 pneumonitis?
Pneumonitis appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 pneumonitis
- pneumonitides plural
- pneumonites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pneumonitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pneumonitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | neumonitis |
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 pneumonitis come from?
From the post-Classical Latin pneumonitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).