purpleheart
noun
purpleheart is spelled P-U-R-P-L-E-H-E-A-R-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, purpleheart means “A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of purpleheart is purplehearts.
How many letters and syllables are in purpleheart?
| Letters | 11: P-U-R-P-L-E-H-E-A-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 purpleheart?
Purpleheart appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 purpleheart?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-purpleheart.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of purpleheart
- purplehearts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does purpleheart mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
- 2
The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Purpleheart in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | pau-violeta, roxinho, guarabu, barabu |
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 purpleheart come from?
From purple + heart.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).