citrus
/ˈsɪtɹəs/noun, adjective
citrus is spelled C-I-T-R-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, citrus means “Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of citrus is citruses or citri; Wiktionary also lists citrusses (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in citrus?
| Letters | 6: C-I-T-R-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 citrus?
Citrus appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 citrus?
- /ˈsɪtɹəs/
Citrus has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-citrus.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-citrus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with citrus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as citrus.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rustic, rictus.
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 citrus
- citruses plural
- citri plural
- citrusses plural, rare
- more citrus comparative
- most citrus superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does citrus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae.
- 2
The fruit of such plants, generally spherical, oblate, or prolate, consisting of an outer glandular skin (called zest), an inner white skin (called pith or albedo), and generally between 8 and 16 sectors filled with pulp consisting of cells with one end attached to the inner skin. Citrus fruits include orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and citron.
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or similar to citrus plants or fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Citrus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shrub or tree:
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 citrus come from?
From Latin citrus (“a citron tree, thuja”), probably via Etruscan from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros); compare Middle English citurtre, cytyr tre. Thus a possible doublet of cedar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).