syzygium
/sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/noun
syzygium is spelled S-Y-Z-Y-G-I-U-M: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, syzygium means “Any myrtaceous plant of the genus Syzygium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of syzygium is syzygia or syzygiums.
How many letters and syllables are in syzygium?
| Letters | 8: S-Y-Z-Y-G-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 syzygium?
Syzygium appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 syzygium?
- UK /sɪˈzɪ.d͡ʒiːəm/
- US /sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/
Syzygium has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of syzygium
- syzygia plural
- syzygiums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does syzygium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any myrtaceous plant of the genus Syzygium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Syzygium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Syzygium sp:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Syzygium |
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 syzygium come from?
Borrowed from translingual Syzygium, from Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “jointed, connected”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).