spadix
/ˈspeɪdɪks/noun
spadix is spelled S-P-A-D-I-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spadix means “A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spadix is spadixes or spadices.
How many letters and syllables are in spadix?
| Letters | 6: S-P-A-D-I-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 spadix?
Spadix appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 spadix?
- /ˈspeɪdɪks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of spadix
- spadixes plural
- spadices plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spadix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
- 2
A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spadix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fleshy spike:
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 spadix come from?
Via Latin spādīx from Ancient Greek σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīx, “palm branch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).