lactococcus
noun
lactococcus is spelled L-A-C-T-O-C-O-C-C-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lactococcus means “Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lactococcus is lactococci.
How many letters and syllables are in lactococcus?
| Letters | 11: L-A-C-T-O-C-O-C-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 lactococcus?
Lactococcus appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 lactococcus
- lactococci plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lactococcus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lactococcus come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).