greenery
/ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/noun
greenery is spelled G-R-E-E-N-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, greenery means “Green foliage or verdure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greenery is greeneries.
How many letters and syllables are in greenery?
| Letters | 8: G-R-E-E-N-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is greenery?
Greenery appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 greenery?
- /ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/
Greenery has 3 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: En-au-greenery.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of greenery
- greeneries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greenery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Green foliage or verdure.
- 2
Foliage used as decoration.
- 3
slangMarijuana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greenery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | feuillage, verdure |
| Portuguese | verdura , folhagem |
| Spanish | frondosidad, plantaje |
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 greenery come from?
From green + -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).