ocotillo
/əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/noun
ocotillo is spelled O-C-O-T-I-L-L-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ocotillo means “Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ocotillo is ocotillos.
How many letters and syllables are in ocotillo?
| Letters | 8: O-C-O-T-I-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 ocotillo?
Ocotillo appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 ocotillo?
- /əʊkəˈtɪləʊ/
- /əʊkəˈtiː(j)əʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ocotillo
- ocotillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ocotillo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various succulent plants, not closely related to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ocotillo come from?
From American Spanish ocotillo, from ocote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).