prostatectomy
noun
prostatectomy is spelled P-R-O-S-T-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prostatectomy means “The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prostatectomy is prostatectomies.
How many letters and syllables are in prostatectomy?
| Letters | 13: P-R-O-S-T-A-T-E-C-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prostatectomy?
Prostatectomy appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 prostatectomy?
- US
Prostatectomy has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-prostatectomy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prostatectomy
- prostatectomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prostatectomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prostatectomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surgical removal of prostate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prostatectomie |
| Portuguese | prostatectomia |
| Spanish | prostatectomía |
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 prostatectomy come from?
From prostato- + -ectomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).