schistosome
/ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/noun
schistosome is spelled S-C-H-I-S-T-O-S-O-M-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schistosome means “A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schistosome is schistosomes.
How many letters and syllables are in schistosome?
| Letters | 11: S-C-H-I-S-T-O-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 schistosome?
Schistosome appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 schistosome?
- UK /ˈʃɪ.stə(ʊ)ˌsəʊm/
- US /ˈʃɪ.stəˌsoʊm/
- US /ˈskɪ.stəˌsoʊm/
Schistosome has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of schistosome
- schistosomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schistosome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schistosome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any worm of the genus Schistosoma:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | esquistossomo |
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 schistosome come from?
From translingual Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “cleaved, divided”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).