How do you spell Pneumonia?
Correct spelling
pneumonia
PNEUM + ONIA. Silent P.
Why is pneumonia spelled this way?
From Greek pneumonia, lung disease. PNEUMON (lung). The p is silent at the start, following the Greek convention where pn- represents a single nasal sound that English speakers cannot easily produce.
Common misspellings of pneumonia
pnuemonianeumoniapnemoniapnuemonia
Example
She was hospitalized with pneumonia.