toddy
noun
toddy is spelled T-O-D-D-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toddy means “The sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toddy is toddies.
How many letters and syllables are in toddy?
| Letters | 5: T-O-D-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 toddy?
Toddy appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 toddy?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-toddy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of toddy
- toddies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toddy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe sweet sap from any of several tropical trees fermented to make an alcoholic drink.
- 2
IndiaThe drink itself.
- 3
Ellipsis of hot toddy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toddy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hot toddy:
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 toddy come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi ताड़ी (tāṛī) / Urdu تاڑی (tāṛī)), ultimately from Dravidian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).