redbud
/ˈɹɛdˌbʌd/noun
redbud is spelled R-E-D-B-U-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, redbud means “Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of redbud is redbuds.
How many letters and syllables are in redbud?
| Letters | 6: R-E-D-B-U-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 redbud?
Redbud appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 redbud?
- /ˈɹɛdˌbʌd/
Redbud has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with redbud?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as redbud.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: budder.
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 redbud
- redbuds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does redbud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does redbud come from?
From red + bud.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).