clethra
noun
clethra is spelled C-L-E-T-H-R-A: 7 letters. 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, clethra means “Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clethra is clethras.
How many letters and syllables are in clethra?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-T-H-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 clethra?
Clethra 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).
Forms of clethra
- clethras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clethra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clethra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Clethra:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | clèthre |
| German | Zimterle |
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 clethra come from?
Borrowed from translingual Clethra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).