urethritis
/ˌjʊɹəˈθɹaɪtɪs/noun
urethritis is spelled U-R-E-T-H-R-I-T-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, urethritis means “Inflammation of the urethra, a finding possible in many diseases (e.g., STI and non-STI, including UTI) but often in gonorrhea and chlamydia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of urethritis is urethritides or urethrites.
How many letters and syllables are in urethritis?
| Letters | 10: U-R-E-T-H-R-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 urethritis?
Urethritis appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 urethritis?
- UK /ˌjʊəɹɪˈθɹaɪtɪs/
- US /ˌjʊɹəˈθɹaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with urethritis?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as urethritis from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪs/):
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 urethritis
- urethritides plural
- urethrites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does urethritis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the urethra, a finding possible in many diseases (e.g., STI and non-STI, including UTI) but often in gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Urethritis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of the urethra:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Urethritis, Harnröhrenentzündung |
| Spanish | uretritis |
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 urethritis come from?
From urethr- + -itis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).