stratocumulus
noun
stratocumulus is spelled S-T-R-A-T-O-C-U-M-U-L-U-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stratocumulus means “A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stratocumulus is stratocumuli.
How many letters and syllables are in stratocumulus?
| Letters | 13: S-T-R-A-T-O-C-U-M-U-L-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 stratocumulus?
Stratocumulus appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 stratocumulus
- stratocumuli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stratocumulus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stratocumulus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cloud type:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stratocumulus |
| Spanish | estratocúmulo |
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 stratocumulus come from?
From strato- + cumulus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).