leishmania
/liːʃˈmeɪniə/noun
leishmania is spelled L-E-I-S-H-M-A-N-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leishmania means “A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leishmania is leishmanias.
How many letters and syllables are in leishmania?
| Letters | 10: L-E-I-S-H-M-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 leishmania?
Leishmania appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 leishmania?
- /liːʃˈmeɪniə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of leishmania
- leishmanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leishmania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leishmania in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a trypanosome protozoa of genus Leishmania:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | leishmânia |
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 leishmania come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).