toad

Other forms of toad

plural

toads·

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 toad

What does toad mean?

toad means "any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species".

How many syllables are in toad?

toad has 1 syllable: toad. In IPA it is /ˈtoʊd/.

What is another word for toad?

Close synonyms include frog, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian. 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 toad a common word?

toad is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. 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 toad?

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