dianthus
noun
dianthus is spelled D-I-A-N-T-H-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dianthus means “Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dianthus is dianthuses.
How many letters and syllables are in dianthus?
| Letters | 8: D-I-A-N-T-H-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 dianthus?
Dianthus appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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).
Forms of dianthus
- dianthuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dianthus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dianthus come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).