myxomatosis
/ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/noun
myxomatosis is spelled M-Y-X-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, myxomatosis means “A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in myxomatosis?
| Letters | 11: M-Y-X-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 myxomatosis?
Myxomatosis appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 myxomatosis?
- /ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-myxomatosis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does myxomatosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
- 2
A condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myxomatosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rabbit disease:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myxomatose |
| German | Myxomatose |
| Portuguese | mixomatose |
| Spanish | mixomatosis |
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 myxomatosis come from?
From myxoma + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).