epiphyte
/ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/noun
epiphyte is spelled E-P-I-P-H-Y-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epiphyte means “A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epiphyte is epiphytes.
How many letters and syllables are in epiphyte?
| Letters | 8: E-P-I-P-H-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 epiphyte?
Epiphyte appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 epiphyte?
- /ˈɛpɪfɑɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-epiphyte.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of epiphyte
- epiphytes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epiphyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- 2
A fungus that grows on a plant but does not feed upon it saprotrophically (an epiphytic fungus). (The science of detecting and studying any such symbiosis as may be involved in this relationship is still developing.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epiphyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant that grows on another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épiphyte |
| German | Aufsitzerpflanze, Epiphyt |
| Portuguese | epífita, epífito |
| Spanish | epífita, epifita |
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 epiphyte come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐπιφύτον (epiphúton, “one [plant] that grows upon another plant”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”), via epi- (“above, over”) + -phyte (“plant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).