santalum
noun
santalum is spelled S-A-N-T-A-L-U-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, santalum means “Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of santalum is santalums.
How many letters and syllables are in santalum?
| Letters | 8: S-A-N-T-A-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 santalum?
Santalum appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 santalum
- santalums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does santalum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does santalum come from?
From Medieval Latin sandalum, santalum. See sandal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).