staphylococcal
adjective
staphylococcal is spelled S-T-A-P-H-Y-L-O-C-O-C-C-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, staphylococcal means “Relating to staphylococcus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in staphylococcal?
| Letters | 14: S-T-A-P-H-Y-L-O-C-O-C-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 staphylococcal?
Staphylococcal appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 staphylococcal
- more staphylococcal comparative
- most staphylococcal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does staphylococcal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to staphylococcus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Staphylococcal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to staphylococcus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | estafilocócico |
| Spanish | estafilocócico |
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 staphylococcal come from?
From staphylococcus + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).