poliovirus
noun
poliovirus is spelled P-O-L-I-O-V-I-R-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poliovirus means “A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poliovirus is polioviruses.
How many letters and syllables are in poliovirus?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-I-O-V-I-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 poliovirus?
Poliovirus appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 poliovirus
- polioviruses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poliovirus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Poliovirus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense human enterovirus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Poliovirus |
| Spanish | poliovirus |
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 poliovirus come from?
From polio + virus, the first element shortened from poliomyelitis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).