tuberculous
/tuˈbɝkjələs/adjective
tuberculous is spelled T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tuberculous means “Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tuberculous?
| Letters | 11: T-U-B-E-R-C-U-L-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 tuberculous?
Tuberculous appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 tuberculous?
- UK /tjuˈbɜːkjələs/
- US /tuˈbɝkjələs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuberculous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
- 2
Having or relating to tubercles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tuberculous come from?
From Latin tuberculum (“little lump”) + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).