vermiform
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)mɪfɔː(ɹ)m/adjective
vermiform is an adjective meaning “In the shape of a worm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-E-R-M-I-F-O-R-M, and it appears about once in every 31 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does vermiform mean?
adjective
- 1
In the shape of a worm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vermiform?
- /ˈvɜː(ɹ)mɪfɔː(ɹ)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vermiform.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is vermiform?
Vermiform appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Vermiform in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in the shape of a worm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vermiforme |
| German | wurmförmig |
| Spanish | vermiforme |
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 vermiform come from?
From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).