tearoom
/ˈtiˌɹum/noun
tearoom is spelled T-E-A-R-O-O-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tearoom means “A café which serves tea, usually with light food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tearoom is tearooms.
How many letters and syllables are in tearoom?
| Letters | 7: T-E-A-R-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 tearoom?
Tearoom appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 tearoom?
- US /ˈtiˌɹum/
Tearoom has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-tearoom.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tearoom
Also written: tea room (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tearoom
- tearooms plural
- tea room
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tearoom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A café which serves tea, usually with light food.
- 2
slangA public lavatory.
- 3
USdatedslangA meeting place for gay men.
- 4
AustraliaA room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc; a break room.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tearoom come from?
From tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet room”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).