pediculosis
noun
pediculosis is spelled P-E-D-I-C-U-L-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pediculosis means “Infestation with head lice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pediculosis is pediculoses.
How many letters and syllables are in pediculosis?
| Letters | 11: P-E-D-I-C-U-L-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 pediculosis?
Pediculosis appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 pediculosis
- pediculoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pediculosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Infestation with head lice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pediculosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pédiculose |
| Spanish | pediculosis |
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 pediculosis come from?
From Latin pēdiculus (“louse”) + -osis. By surface analysis, pedic(u)le + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).