terra
/ˈtɛɹə/noun
terra is spelled T-E-R-R-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terra means “Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terra is terras or terrae; Wiktionary also lists terræ (archaic).
How many letters and syllables are in terra?
| Letters | 5: T-E-R-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 terra?
Terra appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 terra?
- UK /ˈtɛɹə/
Terra has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-terra.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with terra?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as terra (/ɛɹə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rater, retar.
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 terra
- terras plural
- terrae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Earth, soil, land, or ground as a physical surface.
- 2
archaicThe material world as opposed to the heavens.
- 3
A continent or large landmass, especially on another planet or moon; e.g. Arabia Terra or Aphrodite Terra.
- 4
A lunar highland or mountainous region with relatively high albedo; e.g. Terra Nivium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does terra come from?
Borrowed from Latin terra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).