juniper
ju·ni·per/ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/noun
juniper is spelled J-U-N-I-P-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ju·ni·per). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, juniper means “Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of juniper is junipers.
How many letters and syllables are in juniper?
| Letters | 7: J-U-N-I-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ju·ni·per |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 juniper?
Juniper appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 juniper?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒuːnɪpə/
- US /ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/
- US [ˈd͡ʒunɪ̈pɚ]
Juniper has 3 syllables, split ju·ni·per in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-juniper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of juniper
- junipers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does juniper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
- 2
One of a number of coniferous trees which resemble junipers.
- 3
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Juniper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus:
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 juniper come from?
From Late Middle English junyper, juniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper-tree”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).