paspalum
/ˈpaspələm/noun
paspalum is spelled P-A-S-P-A-L-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paspalum means “Any member of the genus Paspalum of tall perennial grasses, the bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paspalum is paspalums.
How many letters and syllables are in paspalum?
| Letters | 8: P-A-S-P-A-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 paspalum?
Paspalum appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 paspalum?
- UK /ˈpaspələm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paspalum
- paspalums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paspalum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the genus Paspalum of tall perennial grasses, the bahiagrasses or Dallis grasses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paspalum come from?
From translingual Paspalum (genus name), from Koine Greek πάσπαλος (páspalos, “type of millet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).