southernwood
noun
southernwood is spelled S-O-U-T-H-E-R-N-W-O-O-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, southernwood means “An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of southernwood is southernwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in southernwood?
| Letters | 12: S-O-U-T-H-E-R-N-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 southernwood?
Southernwood appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 southernwood?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-southernwood.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of southernwood
- southernwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does southernwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Southernwood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Artemisia abrotanum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Eberraute |
| Portuguese | abrótano-macho |
| Spanish | abrótano |
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.
Where does southernwood come from?
From Old English sūþernewudu, equivalent to southern + wood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).