Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tonsillitis

/tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: ton-sil-li-tis
IPA: /tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the tonsils.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tonsil Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tonsillitis From tonsil + -itis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tonsillitides (plural) tonsillites (plural) tonsillitises (plural)

Derived Forms

adenotonsillitis pharyngotonsillitis tonsillitic

Frequently Paired Words

quinsy

Questions

How do you pronounce tonsillitis?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɒnsəˈlaɪtɪs/.
What does tonsillitis mean?: Inflammation of the tonsils.
Where does tonsillitis come from?: Etymology tree English tonsil Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English tonsillitis From tonsil + -itis.

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