batata
/bəˈtɑ.tə/noun
batata is spelled B-A-T-A-T-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, batata means “sweet potato (plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of batata is batatas.
How many letters and syllables are in batata?
| Letters | 6: B-A-T-A-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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; 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 batata?
Batata appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 batata?
- US /bəˈtɑ.tə/
Batata has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-batata.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with batata?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as batata from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtə/):
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 batata
- batatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does batata mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
sweet potato (plant)
- 2
sweet potato (foodstuff)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does batata come from?
Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potato.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).