triticale
trit·i·ca·le/ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/noun
triticale is spelled T-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables (trit·i·ca·le). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triticale means “A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triticale is triticales.
How many letters and syllables are in triticale?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-T-I-C-A-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: trit·i·ca·le |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 triticale?
Triticale appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 triticale?
- /ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/
Triticale has 4 syllables, split trit·i·ca·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with triticale?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as triticale.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lateritic.
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 triticale
- triticales plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triticale mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.
- 2
Any particular variety of triticale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triticale in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense grain crop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Triticale |
| Spanish | triticale |
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 triticale come from?
Blend of Latin trīticum (“wheat”) + Latin sēcale (“rye”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).