pediculus
noun
pediculus is spelled P-E-D-I-C-U-L-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pediculus means “A louse (of the family Pediculidae), especially Pediculus humanus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pediculus is pediculi.
How many letters and syllables are in pediculus?
| Letters | 9: P-E-D-I-C-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 pediculus?
Pediculus appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 pediculus
- pediculi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pediculus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A louse (of the family Pediculidae), especially Pediculus humanus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pediculus come from?
Borrowed from Latin pediculus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).