needlegrass
noun
needlegrass is spelled N-E-E-D-L-E-G-R-A-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, needlegrass means “Achnatherum spp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of needlegrass is needlegrasses.
How many letters and syllables are in needlegrass?
| Letters | 11: N-E-E-D-L-E-G-R-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 needlegrass?
Needlegrass appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 needlegrass
- needlegrasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does needlegrass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Achnatherum spp.
- 2
Aristida (threeawns)
- 3
Hesperostipa
- 4
Nassella
- 5
Stipa (feathergrasses)
- 6
Triraphis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does needlegrass come from?
From needle + grass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).