zanthoxylum
/ˌzænˈθɒksɪləm/noun
zanthoxylum is spelled Z-A-N-T-H-O-X-Y-L-U-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zanthoxylum means “Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zanthoxylum is zanthoxylums.
How many letters and syllables are in zanthoxylum?
| Letters | 11: Z-A-N-T-H-O-X-Y-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 zanthoxylum?
Zanthoxylum appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 zanthoxylum?
- /ˌzænˈθɒksɪləm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of zanthoxylum
- zanthoxylums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zanthoxylum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does zanthoxylum come from?
From the genus name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).