kiltie
/ˈkɪl.tiː/noun
kiltie is spelled K-I-L-T-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kiltie means “A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kiltie is kilties.
How many letters and syllables are in kiltie?
| Letters | 6: K-I-L-T-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 kiltie?
Kiltie appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 kiltie?
- UK /ˈkɪl.tiː/
Kiltie has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kiltie
- kilties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kiltie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shoe having a fringed tongue or fringed extra piece that lies over the tongue.
- 2
The fringed tongue of such a shoe.
- 3
A person who wears a kilt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).