rhinitis
/ɹaɪˈnaɪtɪs/noun
rhinitis is spelled R-H-I-N-I-T-I-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rhinitis means “Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rhinitis is rhinitides.
How many letters and syllables are in rhinitis?
| Letters | 8: R-H-I-N-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 rhinitis?
Rhinitis appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 rhinitis?
- /ɹaɪˈnaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rhinitis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rhinitis
- rhinitides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rhinitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.
Near-synonyms: rhinosinusitis; coryza; catarrh
- 2
cold; common cold.
Near-synonyms: rhinosinusitis; coryza; catarrh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rhinitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation:
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 rhinitis come from?
From rhin- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).