ciguatera
noun
ciguatera is spelled C-I-G-U-A-T-E-R-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ciguatera means “A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ciguatera is ciguateras.
How many letters and syllables are in ciguatera?
| Letters | 9: C-I-G-U-A-T-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 ciguatera?
Ciguatera appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 ciguatera
- ciguateras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ciguatera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ciguatera come from?
Borrowed from Spanish ciguatera.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).