whipworm
noun
whipworm is spelled W-H-I-P-W-O-R-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whipworm means “Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whipworm is whipworms.
How many letters and syllables are in whipworm?
| Letters | 8: W-H-I-P-W-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 whipworm?
Whipworm appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 whipworm
- whipworms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whipworm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
- 2
Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
- 3
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whipworm come from?
From whip + worm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).