edelweiss
/ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/noun
edelweiss is spelled E-D-E-L-W-E-I-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, edelweiss means “A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of edelweiss is edelweisses.
How many letters and syllables are in edelweiss?
| Letters | 9: E-D-E-L-W-E-I-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 edelweiss?
Edelweiss appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 edelweiss?
- US /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/
Edelweiss has 3 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: En-us-edelweiss.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of edelweiss
- edelweisses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does edelweiss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Edelweiss in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Leontopodium alpinum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | edelweiss, étoile d'argent |
| German | Edelweiß |
| Spanish | flor de las nieves |
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 edelweiss come from?
Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).