tomatillo
/ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/noun
tomatillo is spelled T-O-M-A-T-I-L-L-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tomatillo means “A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tomatillo is tomatillos or tomatilloes.
How many letters and syllables are in tomatillo?
| Letters | 9: T-O-M-A-T-I-L-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 tomatillo?
Tomatillo appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 tomatillo?
- UK /ˌtɒm.əˈtiː.(j)əʊ/
- US /ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/
- US /ˌtɑm.əˈti.(j)oʊ/
Tomatillo has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tomatillo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tomatillo?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tomatillo from its last stressed vowel (/ioʊ/):
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 tomatillo
- tomatillos plural
- tomatilloes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tomatillo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tomatillo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Physalis philadelphica:
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 tomatillo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).