hepatica
noun
hepatica is spelled H-E-P-A-T-I-C-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hepatica means “Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hepatica is hepaticas.
How many letters and syllables are in hepatica?
| Letters | 8: H-E-P-A-T-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 hepatica?
Hepatica appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 hepatica
- hepaticas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hepatica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
- 2
obsoleteMedicines to treat the liver.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hepatica in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant in the genus Hepatica:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hepática |
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 hepatica come from?
See hepatic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).