crepis
/ˈkriːpɪs/noun
crepis is spelled C-R-E-P-I-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crepis means “A plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crepis?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-P-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 crepis?
Crepis appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 crepis?
- UK /ˈkriːpɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with crepis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crepis (/ipɪs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spicer, precis, cripes.
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).
What does crepis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant of the genus Crepis in the family Compositae.
- 2
The central spicule of a sponge, upon which silica is deposited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crepis come from?
From New Latin crēpis, from Ancient Greek κρηπίς (krēpís, “crepida; foundation”). Doublet of crepida.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).