cissus
noun
cissus is spelled C-I-S-S-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cissus means “Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cissus is cissuses or cissi.
How many letters and syllables are in cissus?
| Letters | 6: C-I-S-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 cissus?
Cissus appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 cissus
- cissuses plural
- cissi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cissus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Cissus of woody vines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cissus come from?
Borrowed from translingual Cissus, from Latin cissus and Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).