chittering
noun, verb
chittering is spelled C-H-I-T-T-E-R-I-N-G: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chittering means “The sound of a chitter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chittering is chitterings.
How many letters and syllables are in chittering?
| Letters | 10: C-H-I-T-T-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 chittering?
Chittering appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 chittering
- chitterings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chittering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound of a chitter.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of chitter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chittering come from?
From Middle English chitering, chiterynge, equivalent to chitter + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).