coryza
/kəˈɹɑɪ.zə/noun
coryza is spelled C-O-R-Y-Z-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coryza means “Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coryza is coryzas or coryzae.
How many letters and syllables are in coryza?
| Letters | 6: C-O-R-Y-Z-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 coryza?
Coryza appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
How do you pronounce coryza?
- /kəˈɹɑɪ.zə/
- /kəˈɹɑi.zə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of coryza
- coryzas plural
- coryzae plural
- coryzæ plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coryza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.
- 2
Rhinitis or rhinosinusitis; cold or coldlike illness; common cold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coryza in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity:
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 coryza come from?
Borrowed from Latin corȳza, from Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza, “nasal mucus”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).