oiticica
noun
oiticica is spelled O-I-T-I-C-I-C-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, oiticica means “The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of oiticica is oiticicas.
How many letters and syllables are in oiticica?
| Letters | 8: O-I-T-I-C-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 oiticica?
Oiticica appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 oiticica
- oiticicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does oiticica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does oiticica come from?
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese oiticica, from Old Tupi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).