paramecium
par·a·me·ci·um/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈmi.si.əm/noun
paramecium is spelled P-A-R-A-M-E-C-I-U-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables (par·a·me·ci·um). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paramecium means “An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paramecium is paramecia or parameciums.
How many letters and syllables are in paramecium?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-M-E-C-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: par·a·me·ci·um |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is paramecium?
Paramecium appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 paramecium?
- UK /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/
- US /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈmi.si.əm/
Paramecium has 5 syllables, split par·a·me·ci·um in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-paramecium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with paramecium?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as paramecium from its last stressed vowel (/isiəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of paramecium
- paramecia plural
- parameciums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paramecium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paramecium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paramécie |
| German | Pantoffeltierchen |
| Portuguese | paramécio |
| Spanish | paramecio |
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 paramecium come from?
From Ancient Greek παραμήκης (paramḗkēs, “oval”), from μῆκος (mêkos, “length”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).