parasiticide

Name: parasiticide, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/

//ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“parasiticide” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English: 12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any substance used to kill parasites.

Key facts for parasiticide
Property	Value
Headword	parasiticide
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/
Letters	12
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “parasiticide” sits in English frequency

parasiticide falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

parasiticide is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any substance used to kill parasites.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for parasiticide, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From parasite + -cide. The correct English form is parasiticide, spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-I-C-I-D-E.

Definition

1
Any substance used to kill parasites.

Etymology

From parasite + -cide.

This word in other languages

parasiticida(Español)parasiticide(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parasiticide"?

"parasiticide" is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-I-C-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/.

What does "parasiticide" mean?

As a noun, "parasiticide" means: Any substance used to kill parasites.

How do you pronounce "parasiticide"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parasiticide" is /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "parasiticide"?

From parasite + -cide. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “parasiticide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is P-A-R-A-S-I-T-I-C-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌpæɹəˈsɪtɪsaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.