acerra
noun
acerra is spelled A-C-E-R-R-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acerra means “In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acerra is acerras or acerrae.
How many letters and syllables are in acerra?
| Letters | 6: A-C-E-R-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acerra?
Acerra appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 acerra?
Acerra has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of acerra
- acerras plural
- acerrae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acerra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
- 2
In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acerra come from?
Borrowed from Latin acerra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).