acana
/ˈɑ.kə.nə/noun
acana is spelled A-C-A-N-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acana means “A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acana is acanas.
How many letters and syllables are in acana?
| Letters | 5: A-C-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 acana?
Acana appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 acana?
- US /ˈɑ.kə.nə/
- US /ˈɑ.kə.nɑ/
Acana has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acana
- acanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acana come from?
Borrowed from Spanish ácana, probably from Ciboney languages or Taíno.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).