trod
/tɹɑd/verb, noun
trod is spelled T-R-O-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, trod means “To walk heavily or laboriously; plod; tread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trod?
| Letters | 4: T-R-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 trod?
Trod appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 trod?
- UK /tɹɒd/
- British /tɹɔd/
- US /tɹɑd/
Trod has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trod.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-trod.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Semperosculto-trod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trod?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trod from its last stressed vowel (/ɑd/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dort.
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 trod
- trods present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- trodding participle, present
- trodded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To walk heavily or laboriously; plod; tread
- 2
simple past of tread
noun
- 1
A track or pathway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trod come from?
From Middle English trod, past participle of treden; see tread. Compare Norwegian trod (“a path”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).