tracheotomy
noun
tracheotomy is spelled T-R-A-C-H-E-O-T-O-M-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tracheotomy means “A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tracheotomy is tracheotomies.
How many letters and syllables are in tracheotomy?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-C-H-E-O-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 tracheotomy?
Tracheotomy appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 tracheotomy
- tracheotomies plural
- tracheostomy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tracheotomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tracheotomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surgery to insert a tube into the neck:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trachéotomie |
| German | Luftröhrenschnitt |
| Spanish | traqueotomía |
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 tracheotomy come from?
From tracheo- + -tomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).