hornwort
noun
hornwort is spelled H-O-R-N-W-O-R-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hornwort means “Any of certain bryophytes, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hornwort is hornworts.
How many letters and syllables are in hornwort?
| Letters | 8: H-O-R-N-W-O-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 hornwort?
Hornwort appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 hornwort
- hornworts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hornwort mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of certain bryophytes, of phylum Anthocerotophyta, with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.
- 2
An aquatic flowering plant in the genus Ceratophyllum
- 3
Vernal grasses (Anthoxanthum spp.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hornwort in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Bryophyte:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hornmoos |
| Portuguese | antóceros |
| Spanish | antocerotófito |
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 hornwort come from?
From horn + wort (“plant”), from the fact that the spores are produced in slender horn-shaped structures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).