helianthus
/ˌhiːliːˈænθəs/noun
helianthus is spelled H-E-L-I-A-N-T-H-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helianthus means “Any plant, of the genus Helianthus, having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; the sunflowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of helianthus is helianthuses.
How many letters and syllables are in helianthus?
| Letters | 10: H-E-L-I-A-N-T-H-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 helianthus?
Helianthus appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 helianthus?
- /ˌhiːliːˈænθəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of helianthus
- helianthuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does helianthus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant, of the genus Helianthus, having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; the sunflowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does helianthus come from?
From the genus name. Compare helio- (“sun”), antho- (“flower”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).