Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trachoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
tra-choma
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

Etymology

From New Latin trachōma, from Ancient Greek τράχωμα (trákhōma, “roughness”), from τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”) + -ωμα (-ōma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: trachōma, τράχωμα

Inflected Forms

trachomas (plural) trachomata (plural)

Derived Forms

trachomatous

Synonyms

Egyptian ophthalmia granular conjunctivitis

Questions

What does trachoma mean?
An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Where does trachoma come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce trachoma

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “trachoma”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “trachoma”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “trachoma” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.