tuber
-Tu·ber/ˈtubɚ/noun
tuber is spelled T-U-B-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (-Tu·ber). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tuber means “A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tuber is tubers; Wiktionary also lists tubera (obsolete).
How many letters and syllables are in tuber?
| Letters | 5: T-U-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: -Tu·ber |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 tuber?
Tuber appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 tuber?
- UK /ˈtjuːbə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈtubɚ/
Tuber has 2 syllables, split -Tu·ber in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tuber.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)--tuber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tuber
Sounds like: tuba (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tuber?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tuber from its last stressed vowel (/ubəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brute, rebut.
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 tuber
- tubers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
- 2
A thickened rootstock.
- 3
A rounded, protuberant structure in a human or animal body.
- 4
One who tubes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tuber in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tubercule , protubérance |
| German | Knolle, Wurzelknolle |
| Portuguese | tubérculo |
| Spanish | tubérculo, auyama |
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 tuber come from?
From Latin tūber (“bump, hump, swelling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).