helminthiasis
noun
helminthiasis is spelled H-E-L-M-I-N-T-H-I-A-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helminthiasis means “Any of various infectious diseases comprising and developing from infestation with any of various parasitic worms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of helminthiasis is helminthiases.
How many letters and syllables are in helminthiasis?
| Letters | 13: H-E-L-M-I-N-T-H-I-A-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 helminthiasis?
Helminthiasis appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 helminthiasis
- helminthiases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does helminthiasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various infectious diseases comprising and developing from infestation with any of various parasitic worms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Helminthiasis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense infestation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | helminthiase |
| Spanish | helmintiasis |
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 helminthiasis come from?
From helminth (“parasitic flatworm or roundworm”) + -iasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).