TBD
noun, phrase
TBD is spelled T-B-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, TBD means “Initialism of torpedo boat destroyer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of TBD is TBDs.
How many letters and syllables are in TBD?
| Letters | 3: T-B-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 TBD?
TBD appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 TBD?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-TBD.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of TBD
- TBDs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does TBD mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Initialism of torpedo boat destroyer.
phrase
- 1
Initialism of to be dated.
- 2
Initialism of to be decided.
- 3
Initialism of to be declared.
- 4
Initialism of to be deducted.
- 5
Initialism of to be defined.
- 6
Initialism of to be delivered.
- 7
Initialism of to be derived.
- 8
Initialism of to be designed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
TBD in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | por definirse , por determinarse |
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.