tardis
/ˈtɑɹdɪs/noun
tardis is spelled T-A-R-D-I-S: 6 letters. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tardis means “Alternative form of Tardis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tardis is tardises.
How many letters and syllables are in tardis?
| Letters | 6: T-A-R-D-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 tardis?
Tardis appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 tardis?
- UK /ˈtɑːdɪs/
- US /ˈtɑɹdɪs/
- UK /ˈtɑːdɪs/
- US /ˈtɑɹdɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-TARDIS.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tardis
- tardises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tardis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Tardis.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Tardis (something which resembles the bigger-on-the-inside time machine from the series Doctor Who).
This unassuming Georgian terrace house, located within five minutes walk of the busy commercial and tourist heart of Bath in Somerset, is like a veritable TARDIS of astronomical history and discovery, with more to see on the inside than its
noun
- 1
Something which resembles such a machine, either in that it travels through time or in that its interior is or appears to be larger (or more full of information or things) than its exterior suggested.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).