blacktip
noun
blacktip is spelled B-L-A-C-K-T-I-P: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blacktip means “Any of various fish having black-colored tips” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blacktip is blacktips.
How many letters and syllables are in blacktip?
| Letters | 8: B-L-A-C-K-T-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 blacktip?
Blacktip appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of blacktip
- blacktips plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blacktip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various fish having black-colored tips.
- 2
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elphinstonia, having black tips to the upper forewings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blacktip come from?
From black + tip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).