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pertussis

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is PERTUSSIS a word?

Yes. PERTUSSIS is a 9-letter noun. a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PERTUSSIS?

P-E-R-T-U-S-S-I-S

PERTUSSIS contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane

Synonyms
whooping cough
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends13points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PERTUSSIS spelled?

P1E2R3T4U5S6S7I8S9
Starts withPERFirst 3 letters
Ends withSISLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats S
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →9-letter words →Words starting with PER →Words ending in SIS →Words made from PERTUSSIS →Words with E →Words with I →Words with P →Words with R →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

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periapsis13 ptspertusses11 ptspercusses13 ptspertussal11 ptspeperonis13 ptspercussed14 ptspercussor13 ptspertusate11 ptspertusion11 ptspeeresses11 ptspentosans11 ptspeptisers13 pts

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About PERTUSSIS.

How do you spell PERTUSSIS?

PERTUSSIS is spelled P-E-R-T-U-S-S-I-S. It contains 9 letters.