ficus
/ˈfaɪkəs/noun
ficus is spelled F-I-C-U-S: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ficus means “Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ficus is ficuses.
How many letters and syllables are in ficus?
| Letters | 5: F-I-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 ficus?
Ficus appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 ficus?
- /ˈfaɪkəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ficus
- ficuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ficus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ficus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Ficus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ficus |
| German | Fikus |
| Portuguese | fícus |
| Spanish | ficus |
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 ficus come from?
Borrowed from Latin fīcus (“fig”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).