# staphylococcus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/ · frequency rank #44,502

## Definitions
1. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.

## Common misspellings (21)
`satphylococcus`, `sstaphylococcus`, `stahpylococcus`, `staphhylococcus`, `staphlyococcus`, `staphylcooccus`, `staphyllococcus`, `staphyloccoccus`, `staphyloccocus`, `staphylococcsu`, `staphylococcuss`, `staphylococucs`, `staphylococus`, `staphyloocccus`, `staphyolcoccus`, `staphyylococcus`, `stapphylococcus`, `stapyhlococcus`, `stpahylococcus`, `sttaphylococcus`, `tsaphylococcus`

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