phalaenopsis
noun
phalaenopsis is spelled P-H-A-L-A-E-N-O-P-S-I-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phalaenopsis means “Any of the genus Phalaenopsis of moth orchids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phalaenopsis is phalaenopsises.
How many letters and syllables are in phalaenopsis?
| Letters | 12: P-H-A-L-A-E-N-O-P-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 phalaenopsis?
Phalaenopsis appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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).
Forms of phalaenopsis
- phalaenopsises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phalaenopsis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Phalaenopsis of moth orchids.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phalaenopsis come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).