porphyria
/pɔː(ɹ)ˈfɪɹɪə/noun
porphyria is spelled P-O-R-P-H-Y-R-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, porphyria means “Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of porphyria is porphyrias.
How many letters and syllables are in porphyria?
| Letters | 9: P-O-R-P-H-Y-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 porphyria?
Porphyria appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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).
How do you pronounce porphyria?
- /pɔː(ɹ)ˈfɪɹɪə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of porphyria
- porphyrias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does porphyria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several usually hereditary abnormalities of porphyrin metabolism characterized by excretion of excess porphyrins in the urine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Porphyria in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormality of porphyrin metabolism:
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 porphyria come from?
From porphyrin, from German Porphyrin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).