sequoia
se·quoi·a/sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/noun
sequoia is spelled S-E-Q-U-O-I-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (se·quoi·a). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sequoia means “Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sequoia is sequoias.
How many letters and syllables are in sequoia?
| Letters | 7: S-E-Q-U-O-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: se·quoi·a |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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 sequoia?
Sequoia appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 sequoia?
- UK /səˈkwɔɪ.ə/
- US /sɪˈkwɔɪ.ə/
Sequoia has 3 syllables, split se·quoi·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sequoia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sequoia?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sequoia from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪə/):
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 sequoia
- sequoias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sequoia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
- 2
Sequoia sempervirens, a coniferous evergreen tree, the only living species of the genus Sequoia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sequoia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tree:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.