hamamelis
noun
hamamelis is spelled H-A-M-A-M-E-L-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamamelis means “Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamamelis is hamamelises.
How many letters and syllables are in hamamelis?
| Letters | 9: H-A-M-A-M-E-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 hamamelis?
Hamamelis appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 hamamelis
- hamamelises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamamelis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hamamelis come from?
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁμαμηλίς (hamamēlís, “medlar”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).