acerola
/æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/noun
acerola is spelled A-C-E-R-O-L-A: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acerola means “Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acerola is acerolas.
How many letters and syllables are in acerola?
| Letters | 7: A-C-E-R-O-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 acerola?
Acerola appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 acerola?
- UK /as.əˈɹəʊ.lə/
- US /æs.əˈɹoʊ.lə/
Acerola 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 acerola?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as acerola from its last stressed vowel (/oʊlə/):
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 acerola
- acerolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acerola mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
- 2
The fruit of this tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acerola in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | acérola |
| German | Azarolapfel, Azarole |
| Portuguese | acerola |
| Spanish | acerola, semeruco, cerecita |
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 acerola come from?
From Spanish acerola. Doublet of azarole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).