text

Other forms of text

plural

texts·

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 text

What does text mean?

text means "the words of something written". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in text?

text has 1 syllable: text. In IPA it is /ˈtɛkst/.

What is another word for text?

Close synonyms include textual matter, textbook, text edition, schoolbook, school text. 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 text a common word?

text 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 text?

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