radicchio
/ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/noun
radicchio is spelled R-A-D-I-C-C-H-I-O: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, radicchio means “A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of radicchio is radicchios.
How many letters and syllables are in radicchio?
| Letters | 9: R-A-D-I-C-C-H-I-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 radicchio?
Radicchio appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 radicchio?
- US /ɹəˈdi.kjoʊ/
Radicchio 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: En-us-radicchio.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of radicchio
- radicchios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does radicchio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Radicchio in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cultivar of chicory:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | radicchio, trévise |
| German | Radicchio |
| Spanish | radicchio |
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 radicchio come from?
Borrowed from Italian radicchio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).