parainfluenza
noun
parainfluenza is spelled P-A-R-A-I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parainfluenza means “Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parainfluenza is parainfluenzas.
How many letters and syllables are in parainfluenza?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-A-I-N-F-L-U-E-N-Z-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 parainfluenza?
Parainfluenza appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 parainfluenza
- parainfluenzas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parainfluenza mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parainfluenza come from?
From para- + influenza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).