toddler
tod·dler/ˈtɑdlɚ/noun
toddler is spelled T-O-D-D-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (tod·dler). It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toddler means “A young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toddler is toddlers.
How many letters and syllables are in toddler?
| Letters | 7: T-O-D-D-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tod·dler |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th 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 toddler?
Toddler appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 toddler?
- US /ˈtɑdlɚ/
- UK /ˈtɒdlə/
Toddler has 2 syllables, split tod·dler in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-toddler.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of toddler
- toddlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toddler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it.
I can't believe Vanessa's baby is now a toddler already!
- 2
One unsteady on their feet.
- 3
colloquialrareAny young child (typically before preadolescence) who is capable of walking.
Toddlers & Tiaras
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toddler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bambin, bambine, bébé |
| German | Kleinkind, Hosenmatz, Knirps, Dreikäsehoch |
| Portuguese | criancinha, bebê |
| Spanish | niñito, nené, nene, infante, chiquilín, chipilín |
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 toddler come from?
From toddle (“to walk unsteadily”) + -er – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a young child.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).