helminth
/ˈhɛl.mɪnθ/noun
helminth is spelled H-E-L-M-I-N-T-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helminth means “A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of helminth is helminths.
How many letters and syllables are in helminth?
| Letters | 8: H-E-L-M-I-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is helminth?
Helminth appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 helminth?
- /ˈhɛl.mɪnθ/
Helminth has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-helminth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of helminth
- helminths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does helminth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Helminth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense parasitic roundworm or flatworm:
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 helminth come from?
From Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins, “intestinal worm”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).