texture
/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/noun, verb, adjective
texture is spelled T-E-X-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, texture means “The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of texture is textures.
How many letters and syllables are in texture?
| Letters | 7: T-E-X-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th 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 texture?
Texture appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 texture?
- UK /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/
- UK /ˈtɛkʃt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/
Texture 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: En-us-texture.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-texture.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of texture
- textures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- texturing participle, present
- textured participle, past
- more texture comparative
- most texture superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does texture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
- 2
The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.
- 3
An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play.
- 4
obsoleteThe act or art of weaving.
- 5
obsoleteSomething woven; a woven fabric; a web.
- 6
obsoleteA tissue.
verb
- 1
To create or apply a texture.
Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.
adjective
- 1
slangHaving an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Texture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | texture |
| German | Textur , texturieren |
| Spanish | textura |
| Portuguese | texturizar |
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 texture come from?
Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).