xeroderma
noun
xeroderma is spelled X-E-R-O-D-E-R-M-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xeroderma means “Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of xeroderma is xerodermas or xerodermata.
How many letters and syllables are in xeroderma?
| Letters | 9: X-E-R-O-D-E-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 xeroderma?
Xeroderma appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 xeroderma
- xerodermas plural
- xerodermata plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xeroderma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various skin diseases characterised by dry, hard, scaly skin, especially ichthyosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xeroderma come from?
From xero- + -derma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).