alexanders
al·ex·an·ders/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/noun
alexanders is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables (al·ex·an·ders). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alexanders means “Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in alexanders?
| Letters | 10: A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: al·ex·an·ders |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 alexanders?
Alexanders appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 alexanders?
- US /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/
- UK /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/
- [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz]
Alexanders has 4 syllables, split al·ex·an·ders in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alexanders mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
- 2
CanadaUSVarious plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
- 3
plural of alexander
noun
- 1
plural of Alexander
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of alexanders.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does alexanders come from?
From French alisander, apparently named for Alexander the Great, for one or more species thought to be endemic to Macedonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).