rosella
/ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/noun
rosella is spelled R-O-S-E-L-L-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rosella means “A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rosella is rosellas.
How many letters and syllables are in rosella?
| Letters | 7: R-O-S-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 rosella?
Rosella appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 rosella?
- UK /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/
Rosella has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with rosella?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rosella from its last stressed vowel (/ɛlə/, British pronunciation):
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 rosella
- rosellas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rosella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.
- 2
Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rosella come from?
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).