eyebright
noun
eyebright is spelled E-Y-E-B-R-I-G-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyebright means “Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyebright is eyebrights.
How many letters and syllables are in eyebright?
| Letters | 9: E-Y-E-B-R-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 eyebright?
Eyebright appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 eyebright?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-eyebright.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of eyebright
- eyebrights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyebright mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections.
He looks for eyebright, a tiny flowering herb he has seen before, and which he knows would make a good eye-wash: not to be found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyebright in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | euphraise |
| German | Augentrost |
| Spanish | ojo brillante |
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 eyebright come from?
Compound of eye (noun) + bright (verb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).