Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lung cancer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
lung -cancer
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Carcinoma of the lungs, cancer that begins in the lung(s), but can metastasize to virtually any tissue.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any tumor, especially a malignant one, occurring in the lungs.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

lung cancers (plural)

Questions

What does lung cancer mean?
Carcinoma of the lungs, cancer that begins in the lung(s), but can metastasize to virtually any tissue.

How to pronounce lung cancer

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lung cancer”.
  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 “lung cancer”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “lung cancer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.