campylobacter
/kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/noun
campylobacter is spelled C-A-M-P-Y-L-O-B-A-C-T-E-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, campylobacter means “Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of campylobacter is campylobacters.
How many letters and syllables are in campylobacter?
| Letters | 13: C-A-M-P-Y-L-O-B-A-C-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 campylobacter?
Campylobacter appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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 campylobacter?
- /kæmˈpaɪləʊˌbæktə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of campylobacter
- campylobacters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does campylobacter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bacteria of the genus Campylobacter; a principal cause of food poisoning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does campylobacter come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).