lignum
noun
lignum is spelled L-I-G-N-U-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lignum means “Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lignum is lignums.
How many letters and syllables are in lignum?
| Letters | 6: L-I-G-N-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 lignum?
Lignum appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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).
Forms of lignum
- lignums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lignum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Dead wood, typically in the context of a substrate for lichens.
- 2
A perennial shrub, Duma florulenta, native to semiarid areas of inland Australia.
- 3
Land covered by lignum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lignum come from?
Borrowed from Latin lignum (“wood”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).