phacelia
/fəˈsiːliə/noun
phacelia is spelled P-H-A-C-E-L-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phacelia means “Any of many annual or perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Phacelia, native to the Americas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phacelia is phacelias.
How many letters and syllables are in phacelia?
| Letters | 8: P-H-A-C-E-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 phacelia?
Phacelia appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 phacelia?
- /fəˈsiːliə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-phacelia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phacelia
- phacelias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phacelia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many annual or perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Phacelia, native to the Americas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phacelia come from?
Borrowed from translingual Phacelia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).