comfrey
/ˈkʌm.fɹi/noun
comfrey is spelled C-O-M-F-R-E-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, comfrey means “Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of comfrey is comfreys.
How many letters and syllables are in comfrey?
| Letters | 7: C-O-M-F-R-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is comfrey?
Comfrey appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 comfrey?
- /ˈkʌm.fɹi/
Comfrey 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).
Forms of comfrey
- comfreys plural
- comphrey
- cumfrey
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comfrey mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several species of perennial herbs of the genus Symphytum, often specifically common comfrey (Symphytum officinale).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Comfrey in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense perennial herb:
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 comfrey come from?
From Middle English cumfiria, from Latin (herba) cōnfirma in Pseudo-Apuleius, also called cōnsolida, cōnserva, cōnferva, from conferveo (“to boil together”); from the use of the plant in tea to aid in healing bones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).