pittosporum
/pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/noun
pittosporum is spelled P-I-T-T-O-S-P-O-R-U-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pittosporum means “A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pittosporum is pittosporums.
How many letters and syllables are in pittosporum?
| Letters | 11: P-I-T-T-O-S-P-O-R-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 pittosporum?
Pittosporum appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 pittosporum?
- Australia /pəˈtɒspərəm/
- UK /pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pittosporum
- pittosporums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pittosporum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pittosporum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pittosporum |
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 pittosporum come from?
A genericization of translingual Pittosporum, from New Latin pittosporum, from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).