nigella
/naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/noun
nigella is spelled N-I-G-E-L-L-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Nigella, the name). As a noun, nigella means “Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nigella is nigellas.
How many letters and syllables are in nigella?
| Letters | 7: N-I-G-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 nigella?
Nigella appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Nigella, 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 nigella?
- /naɪˈd͡ʒɛlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nigella.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nigella
- nigellas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nigella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant of the genus Nigella of about twelve species of annual flowering plants, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour but also found in shades of pink, white and pale purple.
- 2
The seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nigella in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Nigella:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nigelle |
| German | Schwarzkümmel |
| Spanish | ajenuz, arañuela |
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 nigella come from?
Borrowed from translingual Nigella, from Late Latin nigella. Doublet of nielle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).