sporotrichosis
noun
sporotrichosis is spelled S-P-O-R-O-T-R-I-C-H-O-S-I-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sporotrichosis means “A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sporotrichosis is sporotrichoses.
How many letters and syllables are in sporotrichosis?
| Letters | 14: S-P-O-R-O-T-R-I-C-H-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 sporotrichosis?
Sporotrichosis appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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).
Forms of sporotrichosis
- sporotrichoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sporotrichosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sporotrichosis come from?
From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).