shigellosis
shi·gel·lo·sis/ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/noun
shigellosis is spelled S-H-I-G-E-L-L-O-S-I-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables (shi·gel·lo·sis). It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shigellosis means “A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shigellosis is shigelloses.
How many letters and syllables are in shigellosis?
| Letters | 11: S-H-I-G-E-L-L-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: shi·gel·lo·sis |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 shigellosis?
Shigellosis appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 shigellosis?
- US /ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/
- UK /ˌʃɪɡəˈləʊsɪs/
Shigellosis has 4 syllables, split shi·gel·lo·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with shigellosis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shigellosis from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsɪs/):
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- psychosis
- fibrosis
- apoptosis
- necrosis
- thrombosis
- stenosis
- osmosis
- symbiosis
- scoliosis
- mitosis
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 shigellosis
- shigelloses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shigellosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shigellosis come from?
From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).