persicaria
/ˌpɝ.səˈkɛɹi.ə/noun
persicaria is spelled P-E-R-S-I-C-A-R-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, persicaria means “lady's thumb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of persicaria is persicarias.
How many letters and syllables are in persicaria?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-S-I-C-A-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is persicaria?
Persicaria appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 persicaria?
- UK /ˌpɜː.sɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/
- US /ˌpɝ.səˈkɛɹi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with persicaria?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as persicaria from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiə/):
- hysteria
- terrier
- wisteria
- varia
- araucaria
- laminaria
- armillaria
- cnidaria
- crotalaria
- fritillaria
- matricaria
- miliaria
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of persicaria
- persicarias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does persicaria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
lady's thumb
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does persicaria come from?
From Latin persicarius (“a peach tree”). See peach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).