refugium
noun
refugium is spelled R-E-F-U-G-I-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, refugium means “Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of refugium is refugia or refugiums.
How many letters and syllables are in refugium?
| Letters | 8: R-E-F-U-G-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 refugium?
Refugium appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 refugium
- refugia plural
- refugiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does refugium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
- 2
A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate refugium?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of refugium: fuge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does refugium come from?
From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).