alyssum
noun
alyssum is spelled A-L-Y-S-S-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alyssum means “Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alyssum is alyssums.
How many letters and syllables are in alyssum?
| Letters | 7: A-L-Y-S-S-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 alyssum?
Alyssum appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of alyssum
- alyssums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alyssum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum, mostly of Eurasian origin, that have racemes of white or yellow flowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alyssum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several plants, of the genus Alyssum:
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 alyssum come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Alyssum, from Ancient Greek ἄλυσσον (álusson).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).