elderflower

noun

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"elderflower" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“elderflower” is uncommon English (frequency #89,320 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,320
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra

Corpus desk

Index EN-elderflower · elderflower · English

elderflower · rank #89,320 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,320
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH ecclesiology

Nearest frequency peer: ecclesiology (-1 rank slots)

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “elderflower”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “elderflower” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elderflower
PropertyValue
Headwordelderflower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,320
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “elderflower” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).elderflowerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “ecclesiology” (#89,319), “electorally” (#89,321), “electroencephalography” (#89,322). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “elderflower” is #89,320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elderflower is uncommon English at frequency #89,320 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra".

No generated misspelling entries exist for elderflower in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From elder + flower. The correct English form is elderflower, spelled E-L-D-E-R-F-L-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how elderflower appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ethel was yet bathing her eyes with elderflowers, preparatory to going, when her departure was again delayed by another visitor.

Etymology

From elder + flower.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elderflower"?
"elderflower" is spelled E-L-D-E-R-F-L-O-W-E-R.
What does "elderflower" mean?
As a noun, "elderflower" means: The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra
What is the origin of the word "elderflower"?
From elder + flower. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "elderflower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

electorally#89,321endothermic#89,328enthusiasms#89,331euphemistic#89,338

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list