fingertip
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/noun, verb
fingertip is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-T-I-P: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fingertip means “The tip of the human finger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fingertip is fingertips.
How many letters and syllables are in fingertip?
| Letters | 9: F-I-N-G-E-R-T-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is fingertip?
Fingertip appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 fingertip?
- US /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/
Fingertip has 3 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-fingertip.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fingertip
- fingertips plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fingertipping participle, present
- fingertipped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fingertip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tip of the human finger.
verb
- 1
To move or deflect with the fingertips.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fingertip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the end of the finger:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bout des doigts, bout de doigt |
| German | Fingerspitze |
| Portuguese | ponta do dedo |
| Spanish | yema del dedo |
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 fingertip come from?
From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).