stoma
/ˈstəʊmə/
"stoma" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stoma” is uncommon English (frequency #74,538 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,538
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stoma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstəʊmə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #74,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stoma” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
stoma is uncommon English at frequency #74,538 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstəʊmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for stoma in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). The correct English form is stoma, spelled S-T-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1One of the tiny pores in the epidermis of a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor pass.
- 2A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
- 3A mouthlike opening, such as the oral cavity of a nematode.
- 4An artificial anus.
Etymology
From New Latin stoma, from Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “stoma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstəʊmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.