crucifer
/ˈkɹu.sɪ.fəɹ/noun
crucifer is spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crucifer means “A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crucifer is crucifers.
How many letters and syllables are in crucifer?
| Letters | 8: C-R-U-C-I-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 crucifer?
Crucifer appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 crucifer?
- US /ˈkɹu.sɪ.fəɹ/
Crucifer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of crucifer
- crucifers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crucifer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
- 2
A member of the family Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crucifer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 crucifer come from?
From Latin crucifer (“cross-bearer”), from crux (“cross”) + ferō (“to carry, bear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).