cicuta
/sɪˈkjuːtə/obsolete
cicuta is spelled C-I-C-U-T-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cicuta means “Hemlock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cicuta?
| Letters | 6: C-I-C-U-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 cicuta?
Cicuta appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 cicuta?
- /sɪˈkjuːtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cicuta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does cicuta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicHemlock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cicuta come from?
Borrowed from Latin cicūta. Apparently related to kex/kix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).