corynebacterium
noun
corynebacterium is spelled C-O-R-Y-N-E-B-A-C-T-E-R-I-U-M: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corynebacterium means “Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corynebacterium is corynebacteria.
How many letters and syllables are in corynebacterium?
| Letters | 15: C-O-R-Y-N-E-B-A-C-T-E-R-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 corynebacterium?
Corynebacterium appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 corynebacterium
- corynebacteria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corynebacterium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bacterium, of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic or parasitic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corynebacterium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corynébactérie |
| Spanish | corinebacteria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does corynebacterium come from?
Borrowed from translingual Corynebacterium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).