involucre
/ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/noun
involucre is spelled I-N-V-O-L-U-C-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, involucre means “Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of involucre is involucres.
How many letters and syllables are in involucre?
| Letters | 9: I-N-V-O-L-U-C-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 involucre?
Involucre appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 involucre?
- /ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of involucre
- involucres plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does involucre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Involucre in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conspicuous bract:
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 involucre come from?
Borrowed from French involucre, from Latin involūcrum (“wrapper”). Doublet of involucrum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).