floral
/ˈfloɹəl/adjective, noun
floral is spelled F-L-O-R-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, floral means “Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in floral?
| Letters | 6: F-L-O-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is floral?
Floral appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 floral?
- US /ˈfloɹəl/
- UK /ˈflɔːɹəl/
Floral has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-floral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with floral?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as floral from its last stressed vowel (/oɹəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of floral
- more floral comparative
- most floral superlative
- florals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does floral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
floral arrangement
- 2
Portraying flowers, especially in a stylized way.
floral motif
noun
- 1
A design involving flowers
- 2
A perfume redolent of flowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Floral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to flowers:
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 floral come from?
From French floral, from Latin flōrālis, from flōs (“flower”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).