cirrostratus
cir·ro·stra·tus/ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/noun
cirrostratus is spelled C-I-R-R-O-S-T-R-A-T-U-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables (cir·ro·stra·tus). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cirrostratus means “A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cirrostratus is cirrostrati.
How many letters and syllables are in cirrostratus?
| Letters | 12: C-I-R-R-O-S-T-R-A-T-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cir·ro·stra·tus |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cirrostratus?
Cirrostratus appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 cirrostratus?
- UK /ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/
- UK /-ˈstɹɑː-/
- US /ˌsɪɹoʊˈstɹeɪtəs/
Cirrostratus has 4 syllables, split cir·ro·stra·tus in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with cirrostratus?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cirrostratus from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cirrostratus
- cirrostrati plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cirrostratus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cirrostratus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cloud type appearing as a whitish veil:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cirrostratus |
| German | Zirrostratus, Schleierwolke |
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 cirrostratus come from?
From cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).