tokay
/toʊˈkeɪ/noun
tokay is spelled T-O-K-A-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tokay means “A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tokay is tokays.
How many letters and syllables are in tokay?
| Letters | 5: T-O-K-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 tokay?
Tokay appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 tokay?
- UK /təʊˈkeɪ/
- US /toʊˈkeɪ/
As a noun (“The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some…”): /təʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/, /toʊˈkeɪ/.
Tokay has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tokay?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tokay from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
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 tokay
- tokays plural
- tokaji
- tockay
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tokay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
- 2
Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape.
- 3
The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of tokay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tokay in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense variety of grape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tokay |
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 tokay come from?
From Hungarian tokaji (“of Tokay”), from Tokaj (placename) + -i (“originating from”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).