Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kraken variant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: krak-en -vari-ant
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Genetic sequences of isolates of the XBB.1.5 “Kraken” variant of SARS-CoV-2 were taken from GISAID, the global data science initiative"
"In particular, a marked interest in the relationship between "sudden deaths - vaccines" and a significant interest in the relationship between vaccines and the COVID-19 Kraken variant, cancer, and myocarditis."
"Two of the most recent variants that dominated the infected population in the United States (US) are XBB.1.5, also known as the Kraken variant, and JN.1."

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

Kraken

Phrases

Alpha variant Delta variant Omicron variant Wuhan variant

Frequently Paired Words

Alpha variant Delta variant Omicron variant Wuhan variant

Synonyms

Kraken Kraken lineage Kraken strain Kraken sublineage Kraken subvariant XBB.1.5

Questions

What does kraken variant mean?: The highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.

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