influenza

Questions about influenza

What does influenza mean?

influenza means "an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease".

How many syllables are in influenza?

influenza has 4 syllables: in-flu-en-za. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˌɪnfluˈɛnzə/.

What is another word for influenza?

Close synonyms include flu, grippe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is influenza a common word?

influenza is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.