rosehip
rose·hip/ˈɹoʊzˌhɪp/noun
rosehip is spelled R-O-S-E-H-I-P: 7 letters and 2 syllables (rose·hip). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rosehip means “The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rosehip is rosehips.
How many letters and syllables are in rosehip?
| Letters | 7: R-O-S-E-H-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rose·hip |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 rosehip?
Rosehip appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 rosehip?
- UK /ˈɹəʊzˌhɪp/
- US /ˈɹoʊzˌhɪp/
Rosehip has 2 syllables, split rose·hip in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rosehip.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with rosehip
Also written: rose hip (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of rosehip
- rosehips plural
- rose hip
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rosehip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rosehip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the false fruit of a wild rose plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cynorhodon, gratte-cul |
| German | Hagebutte |
| Portuguese | cinórrodo |
| Spanish | escaramujo, tapaculo |
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 rosehip come from?
From rose + hip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).