salvia
/ˈsælvɪə/noun
salvia is spelled S-A-L-V-I-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salvia means “A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salvia is salvias.
How many letters and syllables are in salvia?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-V-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 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 salvia?
Salvia appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 salvia?
- /ˈsælvɪə/
- /ˈsælviə/
Salvia 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-salvia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with salvia?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as salvia.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: saliva.
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 salvia
- salvias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salvia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
- 2
Salvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salvia come from?
Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).