parasitoid
noun
parasitoid is spelled P-A-R-A-S-I-T-O-I-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parasitoid means “Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parasitoid is parasitoids.
How many letters and syllables are in parasitoid?
| Letters | 10: P-A-R-A-S-I-T-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 parasitoid?
Parasitoid appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 parasitoid?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-parasitoid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of parasitoid
- parasitoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parasitoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Parasitoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | parasitoïde |
| Spanish | parasitoide |
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.