poliomyelitis
/ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/noun
poliomyelitis is spelled P-O-L-I-O-M-Y-E-L-I-T-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poliomyelitis means “Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poliomyelitis is poliomyelitides.
How many letters and syllables are in poliomyelitis?
| Letters | 13: P-O-L-I-O-M-Y-E-L-I-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 poliomyelitis?
Poliomyelitis appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 poliomyelitis?
- UK /ˌpɒlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
- UK /ˈpəʊlɪəʊmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-poliomyelitis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with poliomyelitis?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as poliomyelitis from its last stressed vowel (/aɪtɪs/, British pronunciation):
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 poliomyelitis
- poliomyelitides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poliomyelitis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate poliomyelitis?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of poliomyelitis: polio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poliomyelitis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense infection by the poliovirus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poliomyélite, polio |
| German | Kinderlähmung, Poliomyelitis |
| Portuguese | poliomielite |
| Spanish | poliomielitis |
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 poliomyelitis come from?
Borrowed from German Poliomyelitis, from the Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “grey”) + μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + -ῖτις (-îtis, “-itis”). Compare French poliomyélite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).