biltong
/ˈbɪl(ˌ)tɒŋ/noun
biltong is spelled B-I-L-T-O-N-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, biltong means “A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of biltong is biltongs.
How many letters and syllables are in biltong?
| Letters | 7: B-I-L-T-O-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is biltong?
Biltong appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce biltong?
- /ˈbɪl(ˌ)tɒŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of biltong
- biltongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does biltong mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does biltong come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong, from bil (“buttock, hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue, strip”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).