taro
/ˈtæɹoʊ/noun
taro is spelled T-A-R-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Taro, the name). As a noun, taro means “Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taro is taros.
How many letters and syllables are in taro?
| Letters | 4: T-A-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 taro?
Taro appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Taro, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce taro?
- UK /ˈtæɹəʊ/
- US /ˈtæɹoʊ/
- US /ˈtɑɹoʊ/
Taro 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-taro.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with taro
Sounds like: tarot (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with taro?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as taro from its last stressed vowel (/æɹoʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rota, tora.
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 taro
- taros plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- 2
Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
- 3
Food from a taro plant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taro in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | taro , chou-chine |
| German | Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel |
| Portuguese | taro |
| Spanish | taro, achín, ñampí, ñame, ocumo chino, papa china |
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 taro come from?
Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).