paramyxovirus
noun
paramyxovirus is spelled P-A-R-A-M-Y-X-O-V-I-R-U-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paramyxovirus means “Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paramyxovirus is paramyxoviruses.
How many letters and syllables are in paramyxovirus?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-A-M-Y-X-O-V-I-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 paramyxovirus?
Paramyxovirus appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 paramyxovirus
- paramyxoviruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paramyxovirus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate paramyxovirus?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of paramyxovirus: PMV.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paramyxovirus come from?
From para- + myxo- + virus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).