guaiacum
/ˈɡwaɪəkəm/noun
guaiacum is spelled G-U-A-I-A-C-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guaiacum means “Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of guaiacum is guaiacums.
How many letters and syllables are in guaiacum?
| Letters | 8: G-U-A-I-A-C-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 guaiacum?
Guaiacum appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 guaiacum?
- UK /ˈɡwaɪəkəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of guaiacum
- guaiacums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guaiacum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
- 2
The wood of such trees
- 3
The resin of such trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Guaiacum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | guáiaco |
| French | gaïac |
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 guaiacum come from?
From New Latin, from Spanish guayacán.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).