spondylosis
/ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/noun
spondylosis is spelled S-P-O-N-D-Y-L-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spondylosis means “A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spondylosis is spondyloses.
How many letters and syllables are in spondylosis?
| Letters | 11: S-P-O-N-D-Y-L-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 spondylosis?
Spondylosis appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 spondylosis?
- /ˌspɒndɪˈləʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of spondylosis
- spondyloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spondylosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spondylosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense degenerative disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | espondilosis |
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 spondylosis come from?
From spondyl- + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).