etui
/eɪˈtwiː/noun
etui is spelled E-T-U-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, etui means “Alternative spelling of étui” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of etui is etuis or étuis.
How many letters and syllables are in etui?
| Letters | 4: E-T-U-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 etui?
Etui appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 etui?
- US /eɪˈtwiː/
Etui has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with etui?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as etui from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
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 etui
- etuis plural
- étuis plural
- etwee
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does etui mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of étui.
noun
- 1
A small, ornamental bag or rigid container used for holding articles such as needles.
And from a buff leather etui monogrammed in silver, he extracted one of his Maria Mancinis-- a lovely specimen from the top of the box, flattened on just one side the way he especially liked it ….
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does etui come from?
Borrowed from French étui.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).