althea

Questions about althea

What does althea mean?

althea means "any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea".

How many syllables are in althea?

althea has 3 syllables: al-the-a. The stress falls on "the". In IPA it is /ælˈθiə/.

What is another word for althea?

Close synonyms include althaea, hollyhock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is althea a common word?

althea is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with althea?

1 word rhymes with althea. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.