orris
/ˈɒɹɪs/noun
orris is spelled O-R-R-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orris means “Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orris is orrises.
How many letters and syllables are in orris?
| Letters | 5: O-R-R-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is orris?
Orris appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 orris?
- /ˈɒɹɪs/
Orris has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of orris
- orrises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orris mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.
- 2
The fragrant root of such an iris.
- 3
A type of gold or silver coloured lace.
- 4
A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orris come from?
Probably from iris, although the alteration of the vowel is unexplained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).