erica

Other forms of erica

plural

ericas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about erica

What does erica mean?

erica means "any plant of the genus Erica".

How many syllables are in erica?

erica has 3 syllables: er-i-ca. The stress falls on "er". In IPA it is /ˈɛɹɪkə/.

What is another word for erica?

Close synonyms include true heath. 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 erica a common word?

erica is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.