syphilis

Other forms of syphilis

plural

syphilises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about syphilis

What does syphilis mean?

syphilis means "a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)".

How many syllables are in syphilis?

syphilis has 3 syllables: syp-hi-lis. The stress falls on "syp". In IPA it is /ˈsɪfəlɪs/.

What is another word for syphilis?

Close synonyms include syph, pox, lues venerea, lues. 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 syphilis a common word?

syphilis is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.