bombax
noun
bombax is spelled B-O-M-B-A-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bombax means “Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bombax is bombaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in bombax?
| Letters | 6: B-O-M-B-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 bombax?
Bombax appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 bombax
- bombaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bombax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bombax come from?
Borrowed from Latin [Term?].
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).