# smallpox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ · frequency rank #20,776

## Definitions
1. An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

## Etymology
From small + pox, in contrast to greatpox (“syphilis”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`msallpox`, `samllpox`, `smallopx`, `smallpoxx`, `smallppox`, `smallpxo`, `smalplox`, `smalpox`, `smlalpox`, `smmallpox`, `ssmallpox`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/smallpox