rod

Other forms of rod

plural

rods·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rod

What does rod mean?

rod means "a long thin implement made of metal or wood". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rod?

rod has 1 syllable: rod. In IPA it is /ˈɹɑd/.

What is another word for rod?

Close synonyms include perch, pole, perch, pole, rod cell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rod a common word?

rod is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with rod?

2 words rhyme with rod. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.