zelkova
/ˈzɛlkəvə/noun
zelkova is spelled Z-E-L-K-O-V-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zelkova means “A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zelkova is zelkovas.
How many letters and syllables are in zelkova?
| Letters | 7: Z-E-L-K-O-V-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 zelkova?
Zelkova appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 zelkova?
- /ˈzɛlkəvə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-zelkova.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of zelkova
- zelkovas plural
- zelcova
- zelcoua
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zelkova mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zelkova in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kind of tree in the elm family:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orme de Sibérie, planere, zelcova |
| German | Zelkove, Zelkowe, Zelkoua, Zelkowa |
| Portuguese | zelkova |
| Spanish | olmo chino, zelkova |
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 zelkova come from?
From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva, “tree, wood”), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva), from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ (ʒelkvay), from ძელი (ʒeli, “beam”) + ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).