fenugreek
fen·u·greek/ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/noun
fenugreek is spelled F-E-N-U-G-R-E-E-K: 9 letters and 3 syllables (fen·u·greek). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fenugreek means “Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fenugreek is fenugreeks.
How many letters and syllables are in fenugreek?
| Letters | 9: F-E-N-U-G-R-E-E-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fen·u·greek |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 fenugreek?
Fenugreek appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 fenugreek?
- /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/
- /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/
Fenugreek has 3 syllables, split fen·u·greek in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-fenugreek.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fenugreek
- fenugreeks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fenugreek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
- 2
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fenugreek in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fenugrec, senègre, senegré |
| German | Bockshornklee , Bockshornkleesamen |
| Spanish | fenogreco, alholva |
| Portuguese | feno-grego, alforba, alfarva |
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 fenugreek come from?
Inherited from Middle English fenygreke, borrowed from Old French fenigrec, from Latin foenum-graecum (literally “Greek hay”), from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).