coriander
/ˈkɔ.ɹiˌæn.dɚ/noun
coriander is spelled C-O-R-I-A-N-D-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coriander means “The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coriander is corianders.
How many letters and syllables are in coriander?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-I-A-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 coriander?
Coriander appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 coriander?
- UK /ˌkɒ.ɹiˈæn.də/
- US /ˈkɔ.ɹiˌæn.dɚ/
- US /ˌkɔ.ɹiˈæn.dɚ/
Coriander 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-coriander.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coriander
- corianders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coriander mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaIrelandUKThe annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
- 2
USThe dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coriander in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coriandre , graine de coriandre |
| German | Koriander , Koriandersamen |
| Portuguese | coentro |
| Spanish | cilantro, coriandro, culantro |
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 coriander come from?
From Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro. cognates, etc. Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-a2-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (ko-ri-ja-do-no), 𐀒𐀪𐀍𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-jo-da-na), Akkadian 𒌑𒄷𒌷𒌝 (^úḫurium) Aramaic כסברה (kusbara, “coriander”), Classical Syriac ܟܽܘܣܒܰܪܬܳܐ (kūsbartā, “coriander”) and Arabic كُزْبَرَة (kuzbara).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).