pneumothorax
/ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/noun
pneumothorax is spelled P-N-E-U-M-O-T-H-O-R-A-X: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pneumothorax means “Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pneumothorax is pneumothoraxes or pneumothoraces.
How many letters and syllables are in pneumothorax?
| Letters | 12: P-N-E-U-M-O-T-H-O-R-A-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 pneumothorax?
- UK /ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/
- US /ˈnju.moʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/
Pneumothorax has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-pneumothorax.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pneumothorax
- pneumothoraxes plural
- pneumothoraces plural
- pneumatothorax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pneumothorax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate pneumothorax?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of pneumothorax: PTX.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pneumothorax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense presence of air inside the pleural cavity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pneumothorax |
| German | Pneumothorax |
| Portuguese | pneumotórax |
| Spanish | neumotórax |
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 pneumothorax come from?
From pneumo- + thorax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).