crocus
/ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/
"crocus" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crocus” is an uncommon English word, ranked #55,359 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #55,359
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crocus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #55,359 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crocus” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for crocus is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/. Corpus data places it at rank #55,359 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for crocus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”), from an ancient Semitic language. The correct English form is crocus, spelled C-R-O-C-U-S.
Definition
- 1A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
- 2Any of various similar flowering plants, such as autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
- 3A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos, “crocus”), from an ancient Semitic language.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “crocus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-O-C-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɹəʊ.kəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.