dittany
/ˈdɪtəni/noun
dittany is spelled D-I-T-T-A-N-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dittany means “A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dittany is dittanies.
How many letters and syllables are in dittany?
| Letters | 7: D-I-T-T-A-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 dittany?
Dittany appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 dittany?
- /ˈdɪtəni/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dittany
- dittanies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dittany mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A labiate plant of species Origanum dictamnus, formerly renowned for its medicinal properties; dittany of Crete.
- 2
A fragrant plant in the rue family, Dictamnus albus.
- 3
False dittany (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, syn. Ballota pseudodictamnus)
- 4
USA fragrant herb in the mint family native to the eastern United States (Cunila origanoides).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dittany in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dittany of Crete:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dictame |
| German | Diptam-Dost, Diktamo, kretischer Diptam |
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 dittany come from?
From Old French ditan (French dictame), from Latin dictamnum, from Ancient Greek δίκταμνον (díktamnon), reportedly from Δίκτη (Díktē, “Dicte”), a mountain in Crete on whose slopes the plant grew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).