toadstool
/ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/noun
toadstool is spelled T-O-A-D-S-T-O-O-L: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toadstool means “Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toadstool is toadstools.
How many letters and syllables are in toadstool?
| Letters | 9: T-O-A-D-S-T-O-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 toadstool?
Toadstool appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 toadstool?
- UK /ˈtəʊdˌstuːl/
- US /ˈtoʊdˌstu(ə)l/
Toadstool has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-toadstool.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of toadstool
- toadstools plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toadstool mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any inedible or poisonous mushroom, especially an amanita.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toadstool in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an inedible or poisonous mushroom:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | champignon vénéneux |
| German | Giftpilz |
| Portuguese | cogumelo venenoso |
| Spanish | seta venenosa |
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 toadstool come from?
From Middle English tode-stole, tadstol, taddestol, equivalent to toad + stool. Compare dialectal English frogstool (“toadstool”), Saterland Frisian Poagestoul (“mushroom”, literally “frog's stool”), Dutch paddenstoel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).