toke
/toʊk/noun, verb
toke is spelled T-O-K-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toke means “A gratuity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toke is tokes.
How many letters and syllables are in toke?
| Letters | 4: T-O-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 toke?
Toke appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 toke?
- UK /təʊk/
- US /toʊk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-toke-noun.ogg, En-au-toke.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toke?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toke from its last stressed vowel (/oʊk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: keto.
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 toke
- tokes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- toking participle, present
- toked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA gratuity.
I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.
- 2
slangA puff of marijuana.
The artist took a thoughtful toke off the joint, then passed it along.
- 3
slangAn inhalation or lungful of anything.
- 4
obsoleteslangA piece of bread.
verb
- 1
To give a gratuity to.
You have to toke the maitre d’ at least $50 if you want a really good table.
- 2
slangTo smoke marijuana.
Let's roll up a doobie and toke.
- 3
slangTo inhale a puff of marijuana
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does toke come from?
Clipping of token.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).