splenomegaly
noun
splenomegaly is spelled S-P-L-E-N-O-M-E-G-A-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, splenomegaly means “Enlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of splenomegaly is splenomegalies.
How many letters and syllables are in splenomegaly?
| Letters | 12: S-P-L-E-N-O-M-E-G-A-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 splenomegaly?
Splenomegaly appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 splenomegaly
- splenomegalies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does splenomegaly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Enlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Splenomegaly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enlargement of the spleen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | splénomégalie |
| German | Splenomegalie |
| Portuguese | esplenomegalia |
| Spanish | esplenomegalia |
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 splenomegaly come from?
From spleno- + -megaly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).