cryptococcal
adjective
cryptococcal is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-O-C-C-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cryptococcal means “Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cryptococcal?
| Letters | 12: C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-O-C-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 cryptococcal?
Cryptococcal appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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).
What does cryptococcal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryptococcal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to cryptococcus fungi or cryptococcosis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | criptococótico, criptococal |
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 cryptococcal come from?
From cryptococcus + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).