custard
cus·tard/ˈkʌs.tɚd/noun
custard is spelled C-U-S-T-A-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (cus·tard). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, custard means “A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of custard is custards.
How many letters and syllables are in custard?
| Letters | 7: C-U-S-T-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cus·tard |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 custard?
Custard appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 custard?
- UK /ˈkʌs.təd/
- US /ˈkʌs.tɚd/
- Australia /ˈkɐs.təd/
Custard has 2 syllables, split cus·tard in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-custard.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with custard?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as custard from its last stressed vowel (/ʌstəɹd/):
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 custard
- custards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does custard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of sauce made from milk and eggs (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat, served hot poured over desserts, as a filling for some pies and cakes, or cold and solidified; also used as a base for some savoury dishes, such as quiches, or eaten as a stand-alone dessert; egg custard.
- 2
A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Custard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sauce:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crème anglaise, crème pâtissière, custard |
| German | Vanillesoße, Pudding, Creme, Puddingcreme, Eiercreme |
| Portuguese | creme inglês |
| Spanish | crema pastelera, natilla |
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 custard come from?
Alteration of croustade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).