Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubella

/ɹuːˈbɛlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: rubel-la
IPA: /ɹuːˈbɛlə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out."
"They have congenital rubella syndrome, which they acquired during an outbreak of the rubella virus, or German measles."

Etymology

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁rewdʰ-, rubellus

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

antirubella nonrubella postrubella rubellalike

Synonyms

epidemic roseola French measles German measles Liberty measles three-day measles 3-day measles false measles

Rhymes With

umbrella bella stella ella fella isabella cinderella della mandela mozzarella salmonella novella

Questions

How do you pronounce rubella?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuːˈbɛlə/.
What does rubella mean?: A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.
Where does rubella come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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