# coronavirus

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈɹəʊnəˌvaɪɹəs/ · frequency rank #21,760

## Definitions
1. A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
2. A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
3. An illness caused by a coronavirus.
4. An illness caused by a coronavirus.

## Etymology
From corona (“crown-like circle of light appearing around the sun”) + virus. Corona is derived from Latin corōna (“garland, wreath; crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “something curved; curved stern of a ship; end, point, tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). The name refers to the characteristic appearance of its virions by electron microscopy, which have a fringe of surface projections creating an image reminiscent of a solar corona. Compare the former genus name Coronavirus.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccoronavirus`, `coornavirus`, `cornoavirus`, `coroanvirus`, `coronaivrus`, `coronavirrus`, `coronavirsu`, `coronaviruss`, `coronaviurs`, `coronavrius`, `coronavvirus`, `coronnavirus`, `coronvairus`, `corronavirus`, `croonavirus`, `ocronavirus`

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