abelia
/əˈbil.jə/noun
abelia is spelled A-B-E-L-I-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abelia means “Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abelia is abelias.
How many letters and syllables are in abelia?
| Letters | 6: A-B-E-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abelia?
Abelia appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abelia?
- US /əˈbil.jə/
- US /eɪˈbil.jə/
- US /eɪˈbil.i.ə/
Abelia has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-abelia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abelia
- abelias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abelia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abelia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | abélia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abelia come from?
From the genus name Abelia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).