acanthamoeba
/əˌkæn.θəˈmi.bə/noun
acanthamoeba is spelled A-C-A-N-T-H-A-M-O-E-B-A: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acanthamoeba means “Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acanthamoeba is acanthamoebae.
How many letters and syllables are in acanthamoeba?
| Letters | 12: A-C-A-N-T-H-A-M-O-E-B-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 acanthamoeba?
Acanthamoeba appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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).
How do you pronounce acanthamoeba?
- UK /əˌkæn.θəˈmiː.bə/
- US /əˌkæn.θəˈmi.bə/
Acanthamoeba has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acanthamoeba
- acanthamoebae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acanthamoeba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acanthamoeba in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acantameba |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acanthamoeba come from?
From acanth- (“thorny”) + amoeba.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).