bilharzia
/bɪlˈhɑːr.zi.ə/noun
bilharzia is spelled B-I-L-H-A-R-Z-I-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bilharzia means “The parasitic disease schistosomiasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bilharzia is bilharzias.
How many letters and syllables are in bilharzia?
| Letters | 9: B-I-L-H-A-R-Z-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 bilharzia?
Bilharzia appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 bilharzia?
- UK /bɪlˈhɑː.zi.ə/
- US /bɪlˈhɑːr.zi.ə/
Bilharzia has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bilharzia
- bilharzias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bilharzia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bilharzia come from?
After the German physician Theodor Bilharz. Originally a genus name denoting the genus now called Schistosoma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).