cimex
noun
cimex is spelled C-I-M-E-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cimex means “Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cimex is cimices.
How many letters and syllables are in cimex?
| Letters | 5: C-I-M-E-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 cimex?
Cimex appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 cimex
- cimices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cimex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cimex come from?
From the genus name Cimex, from Latin cīmex (“bug”). Doublet of chinch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).