urticaria
/ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/noun
urticaria is spelled U-R-T-I-C-A-R-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, urticaria means “Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of urticaria is urticarias.
How many letters and syllables are in urticaria?
| Letters | 9: U-R-T-I-C-A-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th 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 urticaria?
Urticaria appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 urticaria?
- US /ˌɜɹtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/
- UK /ˌɜːtɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-urticaria.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of urticaria
- urticarias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does urticaria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Urticaria in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | urticaire |
| German | Nesselausschlag, Nesselfieber, Nesselsucht, Urtikaria |
| Portuguese | urticária |
| Spanish | urticaria |
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 urticaria come from?
Borrowed from New Latin urtīcāria, from Latin urtīca (“nettle”) + -āria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).