elemi
noun
elemi is spelled E-L-E-M-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elemi means “A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elemi is elemis.
How many letters and syllables are in elemi?
| Letters | 5: E-L-E-M-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 elemi?
Elemi appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 elemi
- elemis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elemi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
- 2
A resin harvested from the tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elemi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense elemi:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élémi |
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.