hortensia
/hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/noun
hortensia is spelled H-O-R-T-E-N-S-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Hortensia, the name). As a noun, hortensia means “hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hortensia is hortensias.
How many letters and syllables are in hortensia?
| Letters | 9: H-O-R-T-E-N-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 hortensia?
Hortensia appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Hortensia, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hortensia?
- /hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hortensia
- hortensias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hortensia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hortensia come from?
From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).