taverna
/təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/noun
taverna is spelled T-A-V-E-R-N-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taverna means “A small Greek restaurant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taverna is tavernas.
How many letters and syllables are in taverna?
| Letters | 7: T-A-V-E-R-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is taverna?
Taverna appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 taverna?
- /təˈvɜː(ɹ)nə/
- /təˈvɛə(ɹ)nə/
Taverna has 3 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).
Forms of taverna
- tavernas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taverna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small Greek restaurant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taverna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small Greek restaurant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Taverne |
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 taverna come from?
From Greek ταβέρνα (tavérna), from Latin taberna. Doublet of taberna and tavern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).