teosinte
/tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/noun
teosinte is spelled T-E-O-S-I-N-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teosinte means “Zea diploperennis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teosinte is teosintes.
How many letters and syllables are in teosinte?
| Letters | 8: T-E-O-S-I-N-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is teosinte?
Teosinte appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 teosinte?
- UK /tiːəʊˈsinteɪ/
- US /tiːoʊˈsɪnteɪ/
- US /tiːoʊˈsɪnti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with teosinte?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as teosinte (/ɪnteɪ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: noisette.
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 teosinte
- teosintes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teosinte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Zea diploperennis
- 2
Zea perennis
- 3
Zea luxurians
- 4
Zea nicaraguensis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teosinte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several wild maize-like grasses of the genus Zea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | téosinte |
| Portuguese | teosinto |
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 teosinte come from?
From French téosinte, from Spanish teocinte, from Classical Nahuatl teocintli, apparently from teōtl (“god”) + cintli (“dried maize”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).