chitty
/ˈt͡ʃɪti/adjective, noun
chitty is spelled C-H-I-T-T-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, chitty means “Full of chits or sprouts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chitty?
| Letters | 6: C-H-I-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chitty?
Chitty appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 chitty?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪti/
Chitty 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)-Vealhurl-chitty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chitty?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as chitty.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: titchy.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chitty
- more chitty comparative
- most chitty superlative
- chitties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chitty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of chits or sprouts.
- 2
Afflicted with warts or pimples.
- 3
Childish; like a baby.
- 4
Like a pert young girl; impudent.
noun
- 1
A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.
- 2
Alternative form of chetty (“Indian merchant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chitty come from?
From chit (“sprout”) + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).