pollinosis
/ˌpɒləˈnəʊsɪs/
"pollinosis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pollinosis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pollinosis · pollinosis · English
pollinosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pollinosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɒləˈnəʊsɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pollinosis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pollinosis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɒləˈnəʊsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever.".
No misspelling variants are generated for pollinosis in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is pollinosis, spelled P-O-L-L-I-N-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1An allergy to grass and other pollen which causes cold symptoms in sufferers; hay fever.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.