babesiosis
noun
babesiosis is spelled B-A-B-E-S-I-O-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, babesiosis means “Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of babesiosis is babesioses.
How many letters and syllables are in babesiosis?
| Letters | 10: B-A-B-E-S-I-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 babesiosis?
Babesiosis appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 babesiosis
- babesioses plural
- babesiasis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does babesiosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Babesiosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense parasitic disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | babésiose, piroplasmose |
| German | Babesiose |
| Spanish | babesiosis, babesiasis |
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 babesiosis come from?
After the discoverer of the protozoa, Victor Babeș: Babesia + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).