coccoid
adjective, noun
coccoid is spelled C-O-C-C-O-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coccoid means “spherical, shaped like a coccus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coccoid?
| Letters | 7: C-O-C-C-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 coccoid?
Coccoid appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 coccoid
- more coccoid comparative
- most coccoid superlative
- coccoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coccoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
spherical, shaped like a coccus
noun
- 1
Something with a coccoid shape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coccoid come from?
From coccus + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).