reseda
re·se·da/ɹəˈsidə/noun, adjective
reseda is spelled R-E-S-E-D-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (re·se·da). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reseda means “Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reseda is resedas.
How many letters and syllables are in reseda?
| Letters | 6: R-E-S-E-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·se·da |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is reseda?
Reseda appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 reseda?
- UK /ɹɪˈsiːdə/
- UK /ˈɹɛsɪdə/
- US /ɹəˈsidə/
Reseda has 3 syllables, split re·se·da in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-reseda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reseda?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as reseda (/idə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: seared.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of reseda
- resedas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reseda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various plants of the genus Reseda having small, pale grayish green flowers, such as dyer's rocket (Reseda luteola) and mignonette (Reseda odorata).
- 2
Mignonette (Reseda odorata).
- 3
A pale greyish-green colour like the flowers of a reseda plant; mignonette.
adjective
- 1
Having a pale greyish-green colour like the flowers of a reseda plant; mignonette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reseda in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Reseda:
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 reseda come from?
From French réséda, from Latin resēda, said by Pliny the Elder (23–79 C.E.) to be from resēdāre (“to soothe”), from re- (“again”) + sēdāre (“to assuage, calm”)), an allusion to the healing properties of the plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).