phylloxera
/fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/noun
phylloxera is spelled P-H-Y-L-L-O-X-E-R-A: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phylloxera means “An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phylloxera is phylloxeras or phylloxerae.
How many letters and syllables are in phylloxera?
| Letters | 10: P-H-Y-L-L-O-X-E-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is phylloxera?
Phylloxera appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 phylloxera?
- UK /fɪˈlɒksəɹə/
- US /fɪˈlɑːk.sɚ/
Phylloxera has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-phylloxera.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with phylloxera?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phylloxera from its last stressed vowel (/ɑksəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of phylloxera
- phylloxeras plural
- phylloxerae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phylloxera mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phylloxera in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense aphid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phylloxéra |
| German | Reblaus |
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 phylloxera come from?
From the original, superseded genus name translingual Phylloxera, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).