alstroemeria
/ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/noun
alstroemeria is spelled A-L-S-T-R-O-E-M-E-R-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alstroemeria means “Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alstroemeria is alstroemerias.
How many letters and syllables are in alstroemeria?
| Letters | 12: A-L-S-T-R-O-E-M-E-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 alstroemeria?
Alstroemeria appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 alstroemeria?
- /ˌælstɹiˈmiːɹɪ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of alstroemeria
- alstroemerias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alstroemeria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alstroemeria in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | alstroeméria |
| Spanish | astromelia, lirio de los Incas, lirio del Perú |
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 alstroemeria come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Alstroemeria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).