dermestid
noun
dermestid is spelled D-E-R-M-E-S-T-I-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dermestid means “Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dermestid is dermestids.
How many letters and syllables are in dermestid?
| Letters | 9: D-E-R-M-E-S-T-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 dermestid?
Dermestid appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 dermestid
- dermestids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dermestid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dermestid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beetle of the family Dermestidae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Speckkäfer |
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.