passionflower
noun
passionflower is spelled P-A-S-S-I-O-N-F-L-O-W-E-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passionflower means “Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passionflower is passionflowers.
How many letters and syllables are in passionflower?
| Letters | 13: P-A-S-S-I-O-N-F-L-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 passionflower?
Passionflower appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 passionflower?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-passionflower.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of passionflower
- passionflowers plural
- passion flower
- passion-flower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passionflower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
- 2
The flower of this plant.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of passionflower.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passionflower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Passiflora:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Passionsblume |
| Portuguese | maracujá, maracujazeiro |
| Spanish | pasionaria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does passionflower come from?
Calque of Italian fior della Passione or Latin flōs Passiōnis; after the appearance and number of its various parts, thought to be symbolic of Christ's passion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).