wildflower
noun
wildflower is spelled W-I-L-D-F-L-O-W-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wildflower means “A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wildflower is wildflowers.
How many letters and syllables are in wildflower?
| Letters | 10: W-I-L-D-F-L-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 wildflower?
Wildflower appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 wildflower?
Wildflower 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).
Words people confuse with wildflower
Also written: wild flower (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wildflower
- wildflowers plural
- wild flower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wildflower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wild (uncultivated) flowering plant.
- 2
A flower from such a plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wildflower come from?
From wild + flower.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).