toadflax
noun
toadflax is spelled T-O-A-D-F-L-A-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toadflax means “Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toadflax is toadflaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in toadflax?
| Letters | 8: T-O-A-D-F-L-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 toadflax?
Toadflax appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 toadflax
- toadflaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toadflax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers.
- 2
Any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toadflax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant of the genus Linaria:
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 toadflax come from?
From toad + flax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).