tons

Other forms of tons

plural

tonses·

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 tons

What does tons mean?

tons means "a large number or amount".

How many syllables are in tons?

tons has 1 syllable: tons. In IPA it is /ˈtʌnz/.

What is another word for tons?

Close synonyms include dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores. 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 tons a common word?

tons 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.