germicidal
adjective
germicidal is spelled G-E-R-M-I-C-I-D-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, germicidal means “that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in germicidal?
| Letters | 10: G-E-R-M-I-C-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 germicidal?
Germicidal appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 germicidal
- more germicidal comparative
- most germicidal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does germicidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
that kills pathogenic organisms; disinfectant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Germicidal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disinfectant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | germicida |
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.