dahlia
/ˈdæl.jə/noun
dahlia is spelled D-A-H-L-I-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Dahlia, the name). As a noun, dahlia means “Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dahlia is dahlias.
How many letters and syllables are in dahlia?
| Letters | 6: D-A-H-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 dahlia?
Dahlia appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Dahlia, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dahlia?
- UK /ˈdeɪ.li.ə/
- UK /ˈdɑː.li.ə/
- US /ˈdæl.jə/
Dahlia has 2 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)-Vealhurl-dahlia.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Jjamesryan-dahlia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dahlia
- dahlias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dahlia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dahlia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any plant of the genus Dahlia:
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 dahlia come from?
Named 1791 after Anders Dahl, by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).