costus
/ˈkɒstəs/noun
costus is spelled C-O-S-T-U-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, costus means “A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of costus is costuses.
How many letters and syllables are in costus?
| Letters | 6: C-O-S-T-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is costus?
Costus appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 costus?
- UK /ˈkɒstəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with costus?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as costus (/ɒstəs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: custos.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of costus
- costuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does costus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae).
- 2
Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does costus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).