tastebud
/ˈteɪstbʌd/noun
tastebud is spelled T-A-S-T-E-B-U-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tastebud means “Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tastebud is tastebuds.
How many letters and syllables are in tastebud?
| Letters | 8: T-A-S-T-E-B-U-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 tastebud?
Tastebud appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 tastebud?
- US /ˈteɪstbʌd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tastebud.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-tastebud.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tastebud
- tastebuds plural
- taste bud
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tastebud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tastebud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a small organ on the tongue used for tasting:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | papille gustative, papille |
| German | Geschmacksknospe |
| Portuguese | papila gustativa |
| Spanish | papila gustativa |
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 tastebud come from?
From taste + bud.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).