fidget
/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/verb, noun
fidget is spelled F-I-D-G-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, fidget means “To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fidget?
| Letters | 6: F-I-D-G-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 fidget?
Fidget appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 fidget?
- US /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/
Fidget 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: En-us-fidget.ogg, En-au-fidget.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fidget?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fidget from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdʒɪt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gifted.
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 fidget
- fidgets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- fidgeting participle, present
- fidgetting participle, present, rare
- fidgeted participle, past
- fidgetted participle, past, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fidget mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- 2
To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.
noun
- 1
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
- 2
informalA person who fidgets, especially habitually.
- 3
An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.
- 4
Short for fidget house.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fidget in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gigoter, remuer , gigoteur |
| German | zappeln, herumzappeln , Zappelphilipp |
| Portuguese | estar inquieto |
| Spanish | revolverse, no quedarse quieto, no parar de moverse, moverse nerviosamente, moverse compulsivamente |
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 fidget come from?
From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).