caulerpa
noun
caulerpa is spelled C-A-U-L-E-R-P-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caulerpa means “Any seaweed of the genus Caulerpa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caulerpa is caulerpas.
How many letters and syllables are in caulerpa?
| Letters | 8: C-A-U-L-E-R-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 caulerpa?
Caulerpa appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 caulerpa
- caulerpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caulerpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any seaweed of the genus Caulerpa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caulerpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Caulerpa-genus plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caulerpe |
| Spanish | caulerpa |
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 caulerpa come from?
Borrowed from translingual Caulerpa, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem, stalk”) + Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “to creep, to crawl”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).