cyclamen
/ˈsɪkləmən/noun
cyclamen is spelled C-Y-C-L-A-M-E-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyclamen means “Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyclamen is cyclamens.
How many letters and syllables are in cyclamen?
| Letters | 8: C-Y-C-L-A-M-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cyclamen?
Cyclamen appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 cyclamen?
- /ˈsɪkləmən/
Cyclamen has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Fae7-cyclamen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cyclamen
- cyclamens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyclamen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various primulaceous flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers.
- 2
A purplish-red colour.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cyclamen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A type of plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cyclamen, artanite |
| German | Alpenveilchen, Erdscheibe, Erdbrot, Schweinsbrot, Saubrot |
| Portuguese | cíclame, ciclame |
| Spanish | ciclamen, violeta persa, violeta de los Alpes, ciclamino, pamporcino, artanita |
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 cyclamen come from?
Borrowing from New Latin cyclamen, from Latin cyclamīnos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).