ebolavirus
noun
ebolavirus is spelled E-B-O-L-A-V-I-R-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ebolavirus means “Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ebolavirus is ebolaviruses.
How many letters and syllables are in ebolavirus?
| Letters | 10: E-B-O-L-A-V-I-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 ebolavirus?
Ebolavirus appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 ebolavirus
- ebolaviruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ebolavirus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several viruses, of the genus Ebolavirus, responsible for hemorrhagic fever.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ebolavirus come from?
After Ebola river (area of discovery of type species) -virus. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).