chitchat
noun, verb
chitchat is spelled C-H-I-T-C-H-A-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chitchat means “Alternative spelling of chit-chat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chitchat is chitchats.
How many letters and syllables are in chitchat?
| Letters | 8: C-H-I-T-C-H-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chitchat?
Chitchat appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 chitchat?
- US
Chitchat has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chitchat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with chitchat
Also written: chit-chat (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of chitchat
- chitchats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chitchatting participle, present
- chitchatted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chitchat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of chit-chat.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of chit-chat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).