abutilon
/əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/noun
abutilon is spelled A-B-U-T-I-L-O-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abutilon means “Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abutilon is abutilons.
How many letters and syllables are in abutilon?
| Letters | 8: A-B-U-T-I-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abutilon?
Abutilon appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 abutilon?
- UK /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/
- US /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/
- US /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/
Abutilon has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with abutilon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as abutilon (/utlɑn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ablution.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abutilon
- abutilons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abutilon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abutilon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any plant of the genus Abutilon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | abutilão, abutilo |
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 abutilon come from?
From New Latin [Term?], from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون (ʔabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).