cutis
cu·tis/ˈkjuːtɪs/noun
cutis is spelled C-U-T-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables (cu·tis). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cutis means “The true skin, underlying the epidermis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cutis is cutes.
How many letters and syllables are in cutis?
| Letters | 5: C-U-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cu·tis |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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; 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 cutis?
Cutis appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 cutis?
- /ˈkjutəs/
- /ˈkjutɪs/
- UK /ˈkjuːtɪs/
Cutis has 2 syllables, split cu·tis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cutis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cutis2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cutis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cutis (/utɪs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ictus.
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 cutis
- cutes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cutis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The true skin, underlying the epidermis.
- 2
The peridium of some fungi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cutis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cutis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cutis come from?
From Latin cutis (“living skin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).