botryoidal
/ˌbɑt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/adjective
botryoidal is spelled B-O-T-R-Y-O-I-D-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, botryoidal means “Having the form of a bunch of grapes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in botryoidal?
| Letters | 10: B-O-T-R-Y-O-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is botryoidal?
Botryoidal appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 botryoidal?
- UK /ˌbɒt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/
- US /ˌbɑt.ɹiˈɔɪ.dəl/
Botryoidal 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-botryoidal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with botryoidal?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as botryoidal from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪdəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of botryoidal
- more botryoidal comparative
- most botryoidal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does botryoidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the form of a bunch of grapes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does botryoidal come from?
By surface analysis, botry- + -o- + -id + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).