sanguinaria
/ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/noun
sanguinaria is spelled S-A-N-G-U-I-N-A-R-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sanguinaria means “Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sanguinaria is sanguinarias.
How many letters and syllables are in sanguinaria?
| Letters | 11: S-A-N-G-U-I-N-A-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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; 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 sanguinaria?
Sanguinaria appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 sanguinaria?
- UK /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ə/
- US /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sanguinaria?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sanguinaria from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiə/):
- hysteria
- terrier
- wisteria
- varia
- araucaria
- laminaria
- armillaria
- cnidaria
- crotalaria
- fritillaria
- matricaria
- miliaria
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 sanguinaria
- sanguinarias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sanguinaria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
- 2
The rootstock of the bloodroot, once used medicinally as an emetic, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sanguinaria come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).