crabgrass
noun
crabgrass is spelled C-R-A-B-G-R-A-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crabgrass means “Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crabgrass is crabgrasses.
How many letters and syllables are in crabgrass?
| Letters | 9: C-R-A-B-G-R-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 crabgrass?
Crabgrass appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 crabgrass
- crabgrasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crabgrass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Those members of the genus Digitaria, grasses of tropical to temperate climates, which are pests of lawns, mainly from their invasive habits and the fact they die off in the fall and winter, leaving bare patches.
- 2
A marine grass of salt marshes, glasswort (Salicornia herbacea)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crabgrass in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Digitaria:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | digitaire |
| German | Fingerhirse |
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 crabgrass come from?
From crab + grass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).