roundworm
/ˈɹaʊndˌwɝm/noun
roundworm is spelled R-O-U-N-D-W-O-R-M: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roundworm means “An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roundworm is roundworms.
How many letters and syllables are in roundworm?
| Letters | 9: R-O-U-N-D-W-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is roundworm?
Roundworm appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 roundworm?
- US /ˈɹaʊndˌwɝm/
- UK /ˈɹaʊndˌwɜːm/
Roundworm has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-roundworm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of roundworm
- roundworms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roundworm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does roundworm come from?
From round + worm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).