impetigo
/ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/noun
impetigo is spelled I-M-P-E-T-I-G-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impetigo means “A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impetigo is impetigos or impetigoes.
How many letters and syllables are in impetigo?
| Letters | 8: I-M-P-E-T-I-G-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is impetigo?
Impetigo appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 impetigo?
- UK /ɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ/
- US /ɪmpəˈtaɪɡoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-impetigo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with impetigo?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as impetigo from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɡoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of impetigo
- impetigos plural
- impetigoes plural
- impetigines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impetigo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A contagious bacterial skin disease forming pustules and yellow crusty sores, chiefly on the face and hands. It is common in children and infection is often through cuts or insect bites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impetigo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense contagious bacterial skin disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impétigo, gourme |
| German | Impetigo, Eiterflechte, Blasengrind, Eitergrind, Schleppe, Schleppscheiße |
| Portuguese | impetigo |
| Spanish | impétigo |
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 impetigo come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin impetīgō, from impetĕre (literally “to rush upon, assail, attack”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).