tuberous
/ˈt(j)uːbəɹəs/adjective
tuberous is spelled T-U-B-E-R-O-U-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tuberous means “Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tuberous?
| Letters | 8: T-U-B-E-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 tuberous?
Tuberous appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 tuberous?
- /ˈt(j)uːbəɹəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tuberous.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tuberous
- more tuberous comparative
- most tuberous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuberous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers.
- 2
Relating to tuberosities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tuberous come from?
From tuber + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).