orange blossom
"orange-blossom" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“orange blossom” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-orange-blossom · orange blossom · English
orange blossom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | orange blossom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “orange blossom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
orange blossom is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.".
orange blossom doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From orange + blossom. The correct English form is orange blossom, spelled O-R-A-N-G-E- -B-L-O-S-S-O-M.
Definition
- 1The fragrant white flower of the orange tree, Citrus sinensis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how orange blossom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"How beautiful are these orange flowers!" said Francesea, pointing to a superb stand of that most lovely shrub, where the golden fruit, the snowy flower, and the polished blossom, hung together.
Etymology
From orange + blossom.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.