leptospira
noun
leptospira is spelled L-E-P-T-O-S-P-I-R-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leptospira means “Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leptospira is leptospiras or leptospirae.
How many letters and syllables are in leptospira?
| Letters | 10: L-E-P-T-O-S-P-I-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 leptospira?
Leptospira appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 leptospira
- leptospiras plural
- leptospirae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leptospira mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate leptospira?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of leptospira: lepto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leptospira come from?
From translingual Leptospira, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).