selaginella
noun
selaginella is spelled S-E-L-A-G-I-N-E-L-L-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, selaginella means “Any of a group of ferny plants of the genus Selaginella, spike moss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of selaginella is selaginellas.
How many letters and syllables are in selaginella?
| Letters | 11: S-E-L-A-G-I-N-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th 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 selaginella?
Selaginella appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 selaginella
- selaginellas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does selaginella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a group of ferny plants of the genus Selaginella, spike moss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does selaginella come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).