coniferous
/kəˈnɪfəɹəs/adjective
coniferous is spelled C-O-N-I-F-E-R-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coniferous means “Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coniferous?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-I-F-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 coniferous?
Coniferous appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 coniferous?
- /kəˈnɪfəɹəs/
Coniferous has 4 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-coniferous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coniferous
- more coniferous comparative
- most coniferous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coniferous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.
- 2
Of, or pertaining to, a conifer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coniferous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zapfentragend , Nadelholz-, Nadel- |
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 coniferous come from?
From Latin. By surface analysis, cone + -i- + -ferous (“bearing”), or conifer + -ous (“pertaining to”), as reflected in the meanings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).