listeriosis
noun
listeriosis is spelled L-I-S-T-E-R-I-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, listeriosis means “An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of listeriosis is listerioses.
How many letters and syllables are in listeriosis?
| Letters | 11: L-I-S-T-E-R-I-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 listeriosis?
Listeriosis appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 listeriosis
- listerioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does listeriosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, often through contaminated food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Listeriosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | listériose |
| Portuguese | listeriose |
| Spanish | listeriosis |
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 listeriosis come from?
From listeria + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).