larkspur
/ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/noun
larkspur is spelled L-A-R-K-S-P-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, larkspur means “A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of larkspur is larkspurs.
How many letters and syllables are in larkspur?
| Letters | 8: L-A-R-K-S-P-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is larkspur?
Larkspur appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 larkspur?
- US /ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/
Larkspur has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-larkspur.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of larkspur
- larkspurs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does larkspur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Larkspur in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Delphinium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pied d’alouette, dauphinelle, delphinium |
| German | Rittersporn |
| Spanish | espuela de caballero, delfinio |
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 larkspur come from?
From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).