ikebana
/ˌɪkeɪˈbɑnə/noun
ikebana is spelled I-K-E-B-A-N-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ikebana means “The Japanese art of flower arrangement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ikebana is ikebanas.
How many letters and syllables are in ikebana?
| Letters | 7: I-K-E-B-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ikebana?
Ikebana appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 ikebana?
- UK /ˌɪkiˈbɑːnə/
- UK /ˌiːkəˈbɑːnə/
- US /ˌɪkeɪˈbɑnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ikebana.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ikebana?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ikebana from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ikebana
- ikebanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ikebana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Japanese art of flower arrangement.
- 2
An arrangement of flowers according to this art.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ikebana in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Japanese art of flower arrangement:
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 ikebana come from?
From Japanese 生け花 (ikebana, literally “living flowers”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).