delphinium
[dɛɫˈfɪnɪəm]noun
delphinium is spelled D-E-L-P-H-I-N-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, delphinium means “A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of delphinium is delphiniums or delphinia.
How many letters and syllables are in delphinium?
| Letters | 10: D-E-L-P-H-I-N-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 delphinium?
Delphinium appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 delphinium?
- UK [dɛɫˈfɪnɪəm]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of delphinium
- delphiniums plural
- delphinia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delphinium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
- 2
A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does delphinium come from?
From the genus name (translingual Delphinium), from Ancient Greek δελφῐ́νῐον (delphĭ́nĭon, “larkspur”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).