sansevieria
noun
sansevieria is spelled S-A-N-S-E-V-I-E-R-I-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sansevieria means “Any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sansevieria is sansevierias.
How many letters and syllables are in sansevieria?
| Letters | 11: S-A-N-S-E-V-I-E-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 sansevieria?
Sansevieria appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Forms of sansevieria
- sansevierias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sansevieria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sansevieria come from?
From the genus name, after the Neapolitan Prince of Sanseviero (1710-71).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).