cordyline
noun
cordyline is spelled C-O-R-D-Y-L-I-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cordyline means “Any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cordyline is cordylines.
How many letters and syllables are in cordyline?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-D-Y-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 cordyline?
Cordyline appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 cordyline
- cordylines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cordyline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cordyline come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).