chartaceous
adjective
chartaceous is spelled C-H-A-R-T-A-C-E-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chartaceous means “Resembling paper or parchment; papery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chartaceous?
| Letters | 11: C-H-A-R-T-A-C-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 chartaceous?
Chartaceous appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 chartaceous
- more chartaceous comparative
- most chartaceous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chartaceous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling paper or parchment; papery.
a plant with chartaceous leaves
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chartaceous come from?
From Latin chartaceus. See charta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).