# listeria

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɪˈsteːɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #46,590

## Definitions
1. Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

## Etymology
From the genus name Listeria.

## Easily confused with
- **lister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lister-vs-listeria)
- **Liberia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liberia-vs-listeria)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilsteria`, `lisetria`, `lissteria`, `listeira`, `listerai`, `listerria`, `listreia`, `listteria`, `litseria`, `llisteria`, `lsiteria`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/listeria