# cholera

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒləɹə/ · frequency rank #19,787

## Definitions
1. Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

## Etymology
From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.

## Easily confused with
- **cooler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cholera-vs-cooler)
- **Chopra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cholera-vs-chopra)
- **choker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choker-vs-cholera)
- **chimera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chimera-vs-cholera)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccholera`, `chholera`, `chloera`, `choelra`, `cholear`, `cholerra`, `chollera`, `cholrea`, `cohlera`, `hcolera`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cholera