gloxinia
noun
gloxinia is spelled G-L-O-X-I-N-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gloxinia means “Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gloxinia is gloxinias.
How many letters and syllables are in gloxinia?
| Letters | 8: G-L-O-X-I-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 gloxinia?
Gloxinia appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of gloxinia
- gloxinias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gloxinia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
- 2
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
- 3
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
- 4
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gloxinia come from?
From the genus name (sense 1). Sense 2 was formerly classified in that genus; senses 3 and 4 are named for their resemblance to it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).