huitlacoche
/ˌwit.ləˈkoʊ.t͡ʃeɪ/noun
huitlacoche is spelled H-U-I-T-L-A-C-O-C-H-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, huitlacoche means “Corn smut prepared as a delicacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in huitlacoche?
| Letters | 11: H-U-I-T-L-A-C-O-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 huitlacoche?
Huitlacoche appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 huitlacoche?
- US /ˌwit.ləˈkoʊ.t͡ʃeɪ/
Huitlacoche has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of huitlacoche
- cuitlacoche
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does huitlacoche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Corn smut prepared as a delicacy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does huitlacoche come from?
From Spanish huitlacoche, an alteration of cuitlacoche, from Classical Nahuatl cuitlacochin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).