portulaca
noun
portulaca is spelled P-O-R-T-U-L-A-C-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portulaca means “Any plant in the genus Portulaca” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portulaca is portulacas.
How many letters and syllables are in portulaca?
| Letters | 9: P-O-R-T-U-L-A-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 portulaca?
Portulaca appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 portulaca
- portulacas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portulaca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any plant in the genus Portulaca
- 2
Any of many tropical trailing herbs, of the genus Portulaca, having showy flowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does portulaca come from?
From the genus name Portulaca.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).