spirometry
noun
spirometry is spelled S-P-I-R-O-M-E-T-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spirometry means “The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spirometry is spirometries.
How many letters and syllables are in spirometry?
| Letters | 10: S-P-I-R-O-M-E-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 spirometry?
Spirometry appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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).
Forms of spirometry
- spirometries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spirometry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spirometry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical measurement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | spirométrie |
| Portuguese | espirometria |
| Spanish | espirometría |
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 spirometry come from?
From spiro- + -metry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).