trichinosis
/tɹɪkəˈnoʊsɪs/noun
trichinosis is spelled T-R-I-C-H-I-N-O-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trichinosis means “A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trichinosis is trichinoses.
How many letters and syllables are in trichinosis?
| Letters | 11: T-R-I-C-H-I-N-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 trichinosis?
Trichinosis appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 trichinosis?
- /tɹɪkəˈnoʊsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with trichinosis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trichinosis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: histrionics.
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 trichinosis
- trichinoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trichinosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trichinosis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disease caused by trichinae:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trichinose |
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 trichinosis come from?
From New Latin trichinōsis. By surface analysis, trichina + -osis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).