tteokbokki
/tɒkˈbəʊki/noun
tteokbokki is spelled T-T-E-O-K-B-O-K-K-I: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tteokbokki means “Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tteokbokki?
| Letters | 10: T-T-E-O-K-B-O-K-K-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 tteokbokki?
Tteokbokki appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 tteokbokki?
- /tɒkˈbəʊki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tteokbokki.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tteokbokki
- tteok-bokki
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tteokbokki mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Stir-fried sliced tteoks (Korean rice cakes) seasoned with red pepper paste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tteokbokki in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tteokbokki |
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 tteokbokki come from?
Borrowed from Korean 떡볶이 (tteokbokki), from 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).