tenosynovitis
noun
tenosynovitis is spelled T-E-N-O-S-Y-N-O-V-I-T-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tenosynovitis means “An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tenosynovitis is tenosynovitides or tenosynovites.
How many letters and syllables are in tenosynovitis?
| Letters | 13: T-E-N-O-S-Y-N-O-V-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 tenosynovitis?
Tenosynovitis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 tenosynovitis
- tenosynovitides plural
- tenosynovites plural
- tendosynovitis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenosynovitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inflammation of the fluid-filled sheath (the synovium) that surrounds a tendon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tenosynovitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ténosynovite |
| German | Sehnenscheidenentzündung |
| Spanish | tenosinovitis |
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 tenosynovitis come from?
From tenosynovium + -itis or teno- + synovitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).