bauhinia
noun
bauhinia is spelled B-A-U-H-I-N-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bauhinia means “Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bauhinia is bauhinias.
How many letters and syllables are in bauhinia?
| Letters | 8: B-A-U-H-I-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 bauhinia?
Bauhinia appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 bauhinia
- bauhinias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bauhinia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bauhinia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any flowering plant of the Bauhinia genus:
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 bauhinia come from?
Borrowed from translingual Bauhinia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).