torrent
tor·rent/ˈtoɹənt/noun, adjective, verb
torrent is spelled T-O-R-R-E-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (tor·rent). It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, torrent means “A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of torrent is torrents.
How many letters and syllables are in torrent?
| Letters | 7: T-O-R-R-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tor·rent |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th 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 torrent?
Torrent appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 torrent?
- UK /ˈtɒɹənt/
- US /ˈtoɹənt/
- /ˈtɑɹənt/
Torrent has 2 syllables, split tor·rent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-torrent.wav, En-us-torrent.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Simplificationalizer-torrent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of torrent
- torrents plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more torrent comparative
- most torrent superlative
- torrenting participle, present
- torrented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does torrent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
- 2
A large amount or stream of something.
They endured a torrent of inquiries.
- 3
A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.
adjective
- 1
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
verb
- 1
To fall or flow in a torrent; to pour.
- 2
To download in a torrent.
The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Torrent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense violent flow, as of water etc:
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 torrent come from?
Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).