acidophilus
/ˌæsɪˈdɑfɪləs/noun
acidophilus is spelled A-C-I-D-O-P-H-I-L-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acidophilus means “Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acidophilus?
| Letters | 11: A-C-I-D-O-P-H-I-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 acidophilus?
Acidophilus appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 acidophilus?
- US /ˌæsɪˈdɑfɪləs/
- UK /ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acidophilus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acidophilus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Lactobacillus acidophilus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acidophile |
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 acidophilus come from?
Borrowed from New Latin acidophilus (“acid-loving”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).