donax
noun
donax is spelled D-O-N-A-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, donax means “A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of donax is donaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in donax?
| Letters | 5: D-O-N-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 donax?
Donax appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 donax
- donaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does donax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does donax come from?
Borrowed from Latin donax (“reed; also a marine fish”), from Ancient Greek δόναξ (dónax).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).