solanaceous
/sɒləˈneɪʃəs/adjective
solanaceous is spelled S-O-L-A-N-A-C-E-O-U-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, solanaceous means “Pertaining to the family Solanaceae, which includes the nightshades” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in solanaceous?
| Letters | 11: S-O-L-A-N-A-C-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 solanaceous?
Solanaceous appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 solanaceous?
- /sɒləˈneɪʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of solanaceous
- more solanaceous comparative
- most solanaceous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solanaceous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the family Solanaceae, which includes the nightshades.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does solanaceous come from?
From modern Latin Solanaceae, from Latin solanum (“nightshade”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).