sainfoin
/ˈsænfɔɪn/noun
sainfoin is spelled S-A-I-N-F-O-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sainfoin means “A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sainfoin is sainfoins.
How many letters and syllables are in sainfoin?
| Letters | 8: S-A-I-N-F-O-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 sainfoin?
Sainfoin appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 sainfoin?
- /ˈsænfɔɪn/
- /ˈseɪnfɔɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sainfoin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sainfoin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sainfoin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sinfonia.
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 sainfoin
- sainfoins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sainfoin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa).
I saw a breath of wind emerge from the furthest horizon, bowing over the heads of corn in distant fields, pouring like a flood over all that vast expanse, and finally come to rest, warm and rustling, among the clover and sainfoin at my feet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sainfoin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense perennial herbs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sainfoin |
| German | Esparsette |
| Portuguese | sanfeno |
| Spanish | pipirigallo, esparceta |
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 sainfoin come from?
From French sainfoin, from sain (“healthy, healthful”) + foin (“hay”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).