tio
[tjoʔ˨˩]interjection, verb
tio is spelled T-I-O: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, tio means “Correct; that's right” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tio?
| Letters | 3: T-I-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 tio?
Tio appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 tio?
- [tjoʔ˨˩]
- [tjoʔ˦˧]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tio.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does tio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
Correct; that's right.
verb
- 1
To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by.
He tio virus
- 2
To win a game, especially a game of chance.
She play lottery and tio
- 3
rareUsed before a verb to indicate the passive voice.
I tio banned
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tio come from?
Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).