dermatophyte
/dɚˈmæt.oʊˌfaɪt/noun
dermatophyte is spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-O-P-H-Y-T-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dermatophyte means “Microsporum species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dermatophyte is dermatophytes.
How many letters and syllables are in dermatophyte?
| Letters | 12: D-E-R-M-A-T-O-P-H-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 dermatophyte?
Dermatophyte appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 dermatophyte?
- US /dɚˈmæt.oʊˌfaɪt/
- US [dɚˈmæɾ.oʊˌfaɪt]
- US [dɚˈmæɾ.oʊˌfɐɪt]
Dermatophyte has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dermatophyte.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dermatophyte
- dermatophytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dermatophyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Microsporum species
- 2
Epidermophyton species
- 3
Trichophyton species
- 4
Arthroderma species
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dermatophyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any parasitic fungus that infects the skin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dermatophyte |
| Portuguese | dermatófito |
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 dermatophyte come from?
From dermato- (“skin”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).