hantavirus
han·ta·vi·rus/ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/noun
hantavirus is spelled H-A-N-T-A-V-I-R-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables (han·ta·vi·rus). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hantavirus means “Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hantavirus is hantaviruses.
How many letters and syllables are in hantavirus?
| Letters | 10: H-A-N-T-A-V-I-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: han·ta·vi·rus |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 hantavirus?
Hantavirus appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 hantavirus?
- UK /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/
- US /ˈhæn.təˌvaɪ.ɹəs/
- US /ˈhæ.nə-/
Hantavirus has 4 syllables, split han·ta·vi·rus in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hantavirus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hantavirus
- hantaviruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hantavirus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hantavirus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hantavirus |
| German | Hantavirus |
| Portuguese | hantavírus |
| Spanish | hantavirus |
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.
Where does hantavirus come from?
Internationalism. Borrowed from taxonomic name Hantavirus, from the name of the Hantan River in South Korea. By surface analysis, Hantan + virus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).