jonquil
/ˈd͡ʒɑŋkwəl/noun
jonquil is spelled J-O-N-Q-U-I-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Jonquil, the name). As a noun, jonquil means “A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jonquil is jonquils.
How many letters and syllables are in jonquil?
| Letters | 7: J-O-N-Q-U-I-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 jonquil?
Jonquil appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Jonquil, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jonquil?
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑŋkwəl/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒŋkwəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jonquil.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jonquil
- jonquils plural
- jonquille
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jonquil mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fragrant bulb flower (Narcissus jonquilla), a species of daffodil.
- 2
A shade of yellow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jonquil in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Narcissus jonquilla:
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 jonquil come from?
Borrowed from French jonquille, itself a borrowing from Spanish junquillo. Possible doublet of junket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).