amoebiasis
noun
amoebiasis is spelled A-M-O-E-B-I-A-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amoebiasis means “Disease associated with the presence of amoebas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amoebiasis is amoebiases.
How many letters and syllables are in amoebiasis?
| Letters | 10: A-M-O-E-B-I-A-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd 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 amoebiasis?
Amoebiasis appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of amoebiasis
- amoebiases plural
- amebiasis
- amœbiasis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amoebiasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
- 2
Any of various such diseases; most especially
- 3
An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amoebiasis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease caused by parasitic protozoan:
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 amoebiasis come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -iasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).