buddleia
/ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/noun
buddleia is spelled B-U-D-D-L-E-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, buddleia means “A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of buddleia is buddleias.
How many letters and syllables are in buddleia?
| Letters | 8: B-U-D-D-L-E-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 buddleia?
Buddleia appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 buddleia?
- /ˈbʌdlɪ.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of buddleia
- buddleias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buddleia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree or shrub of the genus Buddleja, of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, especially Buddleja davidii, a large ornamental shrub whose lilac flowers attract butterflies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Buddleia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tree of shrub of the genus Buddleja:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | buddleia |
| German | Sommerflieder |
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 buddleia come from?
From translingual Buddleja, named by Carl Linnaeus after English naturalist Adam Buddle (1662–1715).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).