typha

Questions about typha

What does typha mean?

typha means "reed maces; cattails".

How many syllables are in typha?

typha has 2 syllables and divides as ty-pha under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for typha?

Close synonyms include genus Typha. 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 typha a common word?

typha is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.