angiosperm
/ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əˌspɝm/noun
angiosperm is spelled A-N-G-I-O-S-P-E-R-M: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, angiosperm means “Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of angiosperm is angiosperms.
How many letters and syllables are in angiosperm?
| Letters | 10: A-N-G-I-O-S-P-E-R-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 angiosperm?
Angiosperm appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 angiosperm?
- US /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əˌspɝm/
Angiosperm has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-angiosperm.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of angiosperm
- angiosperms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does angiosperm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Angiosperm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of plant group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | angiosperme |
| German | Bedecktsamer, Angiosperme |
| Portuguese | angiosperma, angiospérmica |
| Spanish | angiosperma |
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 angiosperm come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), equivalent to angio- + sperm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).