cotoneaster
/kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/noun
cotoneaster is spelled C-O-T-O-N-E-A-S-T-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cotoneaster means “Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cotoneaster is cotoneasters.
How many letters and syllables are in cotoneaster?
| Letters | 11: C-O-T-O-N-E-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 cotoneaster?
Cotoneaster appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 cotoneaster?
- UK /kə(ʊ̯)ˌtəʊ̯niːˈastə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cotoneaster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cotoneaster
- cotoneasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cotoneaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several erect or creeping shrubs, of the genus Cotoneaster, that have pinkish flowers and red berries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cotoneaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Cotoneaster:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zwergmispel |
| Portuguese | cotoneáster |
| Spanish | cotoneaster |
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 cotoneaster come from?
From translingual Cotoneaster, from Latin cotōneum (“quince”) + -aster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).