bromeliad
/bɹoʊˈmiːliæd/noun
bromeliad is spelled B-R-O-M-E-L-I-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bromeliad means “Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bromeliad is bromeliads.
How many letters and syllables are in bromeliad?
| Letters | 9: B-R-O-M-E-L-I-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 bromeliad?
Bromeliad appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 bromeliad?
- UK /bɹəʊˈmiːliæd/
- US /bɹoʊˈmiːliæd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bromeliad
- bromeliads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bromeliad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various tropical or subtropical New World herbaceous plants in the family Bromeliaceae: some are air plants (for example, Spanish moss) and some are terrestrial (for example, pineapples).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bromeliad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the family Bromeliaceae:
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 bromeliad come from?
Adapted borrowing of taxonomic name Bromeliaceae + -ad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).