stemma
noun
stemma is spelled S-T-E-M-M-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stemma means “A family tree or recorded genealogy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stemma is stemmata or stemmas.
How many letters and syllables are in stemma?
| Letters | 6: S-T-E-M-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 stemma?
Stemma appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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).
Forms of stemma
- stemmata plural
- stemmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stemma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A family tree or recorded genealogy.
- 2
In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts.
- 3
One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stemma come from?
Borrowed from Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).