excreta
/ɪkˈskɹiːtə/noun
excreta is spelled E-X-C-R-E-T-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, excreta means “Bodily waste which is excreted from the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in excreta?
| Letters | 7: E-X-C-R-E-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 excreta?
Excreta appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 excreta?
- /ɪkˈskɹiːtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of excreta
- excretum singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does excreta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does excreta come from?
From Latin excrēta, neuter plural of excrētus, past participle of excernere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).