dit
/dɪt/verb, noun
dit is spelled D-I-T: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dit means “To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dit?
| Letters | 3: D-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 dit?
Dit appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 dit?
- /dɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dit
- dits present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- ditting participle, present
- ditted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
- 2
obsoleteTo close up.
noun
- 1
The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
- 2
decimal digit
- 3
UKslangAn anecdote or yarn.
- 4
obsoleterareA ditty, a little melody.
- 5
obsoleteA word; a decree.
noun
- 1
Initialism of diet-induced thermogenesis.
- 2
Initialism of digital intermediate technician.
- 3
Initialism of digital imaging technician.
adjective
- 1
CanadaobsoleteIndicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ti |
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 dit come from?
From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-West Germanic *duttijan, from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic dytta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).