spinifex
noun, adjective
spinifex is spelled S-P-I-N-I-F-E-X: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spinifex means “Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spinifex is spinifexes.
How many letters and syllables are in spinifex?
| Letters | 8: S-P-I-N-I-F-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is spinifex?
Spinifex appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 spinifex?
- Australia
Spinifex has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-spinifex.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spinifex
- spinifexes plural
- more spinifex comparative
- most spinifex superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spinifex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of numerous species of grass in genus Spinifex, growing in sand dunes.
- 2
AustraliaAny of several spiny grass species of the genus Triodia, endemic to arid outback Australia.
adjective
- 1
Composed of dendritic plates, which present as the scored texture of bundled, spine-like structures typical of komatiites.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spinifex come from?
From translingual Spinifex (genus name), from Latin spina (“spine”) + Latin -fex (“maker”) (from Latin facere (“to make”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).