phormium
/ˈfɔ(ɹ)ˌmiəm/noun
phormium is spelled P-H-O-R-M-I-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phormium means “Any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phormium is phormiums.
How many letters and syllables are in phormium?
| Letters | 8: P-H-O-R-M-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 phormium?
Phormium appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 phormium?
- /ˈfɔ(ɹ)ˌmiəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of phormium
- phormiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phormium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phormium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense New Zealand flax:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phormion, phormium, lin de Nouvelle-Zélande |
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 phormium come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).