torii
/ˈtoɹi/noun
torii is spelled T-O-R-I-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, torii means “A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of torii is toriis.
How many letters and syllables are in torii?
| Letters | 5: T-O-R-I-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 torii?
Torii appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 torii?
- US /ˈtoɹi/
- UK /ˈtɔːɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with torii?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as torii from its last stressed vowel (/oɹi/):
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 torii
- toriis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does torii mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Torii in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional shrine gate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | torii |
| German | Torii |
| Portuguese | torii |
| Spanish | torii |
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 torii come from?
From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).