hydatid
noun
hydatid is spelled H-Y-D-A-T-I-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydatid means “A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydatid is hydatids.
How many letters and syllables are in hydatid?
| Letters | 7: H-Y-D-A-T-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 hydatid?
Hydatid appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 hydatid
- hydatids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydatid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hydatid come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδατίς (hudatís, “watery vesicle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).