rosewater
/ˈɹəʊzˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/noun
rosewater is spelled R-O-S-E-W-A-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rosewater means “A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and a flavoring ingredient in certain foods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rosewater is rosewaters.
How many letters and syllables are in rosewater?
| Letters | 9: R-O-S-E-W-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 rosewater?
Rosewater appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 rosewater?
- /ˈɹəʊzˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rosewater.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-rosewater.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with rosewater
Also written: rose-water (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of rosewater
- rosewaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rosewater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water, used as a coloring agent and a flavoring ingredient in certain foods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rosewater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a liquid produced by steeping rose petals in water:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | eau de rose |
| German | Rosenwasser |
| Portuguese | água de rosas |
| Spanish | agua de rosas |
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 rosewater come from?
From rose + water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).