rootworm
noun
rootworm is spelled R-O-O-T-W-O-R-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rootworm means “A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rootworm is rootworms.
How many letters and syllables are in rootworm?
| Letters | 8: R-O-O-T-W-O-R-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 rootworm?
Rootworm appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
What rhymes with rootworm?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rootworm.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tomorrow.
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 rootworm
- rootworms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rootworm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rootworm come from?
From root + worm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).