glossa
/ˈɡlɒsə/noun
glossa is spelled G-L-O-S-S-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glossa means “The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glossa is glossae or glossas.
How many letters and syllables are in glossa?
| Letters | 6: G-L-O-S-S-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 glossa?
Glossa appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 glossa?
- /ˈɡlɒsə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of glossa
- glossae plural
- glossas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glossa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
- 2
Unintelligible ecstatic speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glossa come from?
From the Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”). Doublet of gloss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).