thrombus
/ˈθrɑmbəs/noun
thrombus is spelled T-H-R-O-M-B-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thrombus means “A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thrombus is thrombi.
How many letters and syllables are in thrombus?
| Letters | 8: T-H-R-O-M-B-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 thrombus?
Thrombus appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 thrombus?
- UK /ˈθrɒmbəs/
- US /ˈθrɑmbəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-thrombus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thrombus?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thrombus from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmbəs/):
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).
Forms of thrombus
- thrombi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thrombus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thrombus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense blood clot formed in blood vessels that leads to thrombosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thrombus |
| German | Thrombus, Blutgerinnsel |
| Portuguese | trombo |
| Spanish | coágulo, trombo |
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 thrombus come from?
Borrowed from New Latin thrombus, from the Ancient Greek θρόμβος (thrómbos, “lump, piece, blood clot, milk curd”); compare thrombo-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).