tiara
ti·ar·a/tiˈɑɹə/noun, verb
tiara is spelled T-I-A-R-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables (ti·ar·a). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Tiara, the name). As a noun, tiara means “The three-tiered papal crown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tiara is tiaras; Wiktionary also lists tiarae (rare), tiaræ (archaic).
How many letters and syllables are in tiara?
| Letters | 5: T-I-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ti·ar·a |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 tiara?
Tiara appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Tiara, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tiara?
- /tiˈɑːɹə/
- US /tiˈɑɹə/
- US /tiˈæɹə/
Tiara has 3 syllables, split ti·ar·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tiara.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tiara?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tiara from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: atari, aarti, raita, riata.
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 tiara
- tiaras plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tiarae plural, rare
- tiaraing participle, present
- tiaraed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The three-tiered papal crown.
- 2
An ornamental coronet.
verb
- 1
rareTo adorn as a tiara.
Brilliants tiaraed her head.
- 2
rareTo adorn with a tiara.
He tiaraed her head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tiara in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 tiara come from?
Borrowed from Latin tiāra, from Ancient Greek τιάρα (tiára), of unknown ultimate origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).