aegilops
noun
aegilops is spelled A-E-G-I-L-O-P-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aegilops means “An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aegilops is aegilopses.
How many letters and syllables are in aegilops?
| Letters | 8: A-E-G-I-L-O-P-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 aegilops?
Aegilops appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
What rhymes with aegilops?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aegilops.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spoilage.
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 aegilops
- aegilopses plural
- ægilops
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aegilops mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
- 2
obsoleteGoatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aegilops come from?
From Latin aegilōps, from Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “haver-grass (Aegilops neglecta)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).