telemedicine
tel·e·med·i·cine/ˌtɛl.ɪˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/noun
telemedicine is spelled T-E-L-E-M-E-D-I-C-I-N-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables (tel·e·med·i·cine). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, telemedicine means “The transfer of medical information by means of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical procedures or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in telemedicine?
| Letters | 12: T-E-L-E-M-E-D-I-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: tel·e·med·i·cine |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is telemedicine?
Telemedicine appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 telemedicine?
- US /ˌtɛl.ɪˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/
- US /ˈtɛlə(ˌ)mɛdɪsɪn/
- Australia /ˌtel.ɪˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/
Telemedicine has 5 syllables, split tel·e·med·i·cine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with telemedicine?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as telemedicine from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdɪsɪn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does telemedicine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The transfer of medical information by means of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical procedures or examinations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Telemedicine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | télémédecine |
| German | Telemedizin |
| Spanish | telemedicina |
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 telemedicine come from?
From tele- + medicine. First attested in 1968.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).