falciparum
/falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/noun
falciparum is spelled F-A-L-C-I-P-A-R-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, falciparum means “The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in falciparum?
| Letters | 10: F-A-L-C-I-P-A-R-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 falciparum?
Falciparum appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 falciparum?
- /falˈsɪ.pə.ɹəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falciparum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does falciparum come from?
From Latin falc- (“sickle, scythe”) + -i- + Latin -parum (“-parous”), from Latin parere (“bring forth, bear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).