tetany
/ˈtɛtəni/noun
tetany is spelled T-E-T-A-N-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tetany means “A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tetany is tetanies.
How many letters and syllables are in tetany?
| Letters | 6: T-E-T-A-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 tetany?
Tetany appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 tetany?
- /ˈtɛtəni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tetany.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tetany
- tetanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tetany mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty calcium metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tetany in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition:
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 tetany come from?
Borrowed from French tétanie, from New Latin tetania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).