hydrangea
hy·dran·gea/haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/noun
hydrangea is spelled H-Y-D-R-A-N-G-E-A: 9 letters and 3 syllables (hy·dran·gea). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hydrangea means “Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hydrangea is hydrangeas.
How many letters and syllables are in hydrangea?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-D-R-A-N-G-E-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: hy·dran·gea |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 hydrangea?
Hydrangea appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 hydrangea?
- /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒə/
- /haɪˈdɹeɪn.d͡ʒi.ə/
Hydrangea has 3 syllables, split hy·dran·gea in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hydrangea.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hydrangea
- hydrangeas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hydrangea mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hydrangea in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shrub:
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 hydrangea come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Hydrangea, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “vessel, capsule”). Named by Carl Linnaeus after the shape of its fruits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).