cryptococcosis
noun
cryptococcosis is spelled C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-O-C-C-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cryptococcosis means “A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cryptococcosis is cryptococcoses.
How many letters and syllables are in cryptococcosis?
| Letters | 14: C-R-Y-P-T-O-C-O-C-C-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 cryptococcosis?
Cryptococcosis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 cryptococcosis
- cryptococcoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cryptococcosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A serious and potentially fatal fungal disease caused by members of the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, believed to be acquired by inhalation of the infectious propagule from the environment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cryptococcosis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cryptococcosis: crypto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cryptococcosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a serious disease caused the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kryptokokkose |
| Portuguese | criptococose |
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 cryptococcosis come from?
From cryptococcus + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).