septicemia
noun
septicemia is spelled S-E-P-T-I-C-E-M-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, septicemia means “A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of septicemia is septicemias.
How many letters and syllables are in septicemia?
| Letters | 10: S-E-P-T-I-C-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 septicemia?
Septicemia appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 septicemia?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-septicaemia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of septicemia
- septicemias plural
- septicaemia
- septicæmia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does septicemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Septicemia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease caused by pathogens in the blood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | septicémie |
| German | Blutvergiftung, Sepsis |
| Portuguese | septicemia |
| Spanish | septicemia |
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 septicemia come from?
Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).