scleroderma
noun
scleroderma is spelled S-C-L-E-R-O-D-E-R-M-A: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scleroderma means “A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scleroderma is sclerodermas.
How many letters and syllables are in scleroderma?
| Letters | 11: S-C-L-E-R-O-D-E-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 scleroderma?
Scleroderma appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 scleroderma?
Scleroderma has 4 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).
Forms of scleroderma
- sclerodermas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scleroderma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scleroderma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | esclerodermia |
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 scleroderma come from?
From New Latin sclēroderma, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). By surface analysis, sclero- + -derma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).