crustose
/ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/adjective
crustose is spelled C-R-U-S-T-O-S-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crustose means “Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crustose?
| Letters | 8: C-R-U-S-T-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 crustose?
Crustose appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 crustose?
- UK /ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/
- US /ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/
Crustose has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crustose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crustose come from?
Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).