japonica
/d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə/noun
japonica is spelled J-A-P-O-N-I-C-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, japonica means “A species of camellia, Camellia japonica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of japonica is japonicas.
How many letters and syllables are in japonica?
| Letters | 8: J-A-P-O-N-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 japonica?
Japonica appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 japonica?
- US /d͡ʒəˈpɑn.ɪˌkə/
Japonica has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with japonica?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as japonica from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪkə/):
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 japonica
- japonicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does japonica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A species of camellia, Camellia japonica.
- 2
A subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa.
noun
- 1
datedA species of camellia (Camellia japonica), a native flower of Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does japonica come from?
From New Latin japō̆nica, the species name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).