cerastium
noun
cerastium is spelled C-E-R-A-S-T-I-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cerastium means “Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cerastium is cerastiums.
How many letters and syllables are in cerastium?
| Letters | 9: C-E-R-A-S-T-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 cerastium?
Cerastium appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 cerastium
- cerastiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cerastium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cerastium come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).