yarrow
/ˈjæɹoʊ/noun
yarrow is spelled Y-A-R-R-O-W: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yarrow means “Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yarrow is yarrows.
How many letters and syllables are in yarrow?
| Letters | 6: Y-A-R-R-O-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yarrow?
Yarrow appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 yarrow?
- UK /ˈjæɹəʊ/
- US /ˈjæɹoʊ/
- /ˈjɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/
Yarrow has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yarrow.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yarrow?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yarrow from its last stressed vowel (/æɹoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yarrow
- yarrows plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yarrow mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
- 2
Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.
- 3
UKA green woodpecker, of species Picus viridis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yarrow in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herb of the genus Achillea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | achillée, mille-feuille |
| German | Schafgarbe |
| Portuguese | milefólio |
| Spanish | milenrama, plumajillo, perejil bravío |
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 yarrow come from?
From Middle English ȝarowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ġearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *garwā (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps derived from *garu (“prepared, ready (of food)”), as the plant was used medicinally for digestion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).