kopitiam
/ˈkopitjam/noun
kopitiam is spelled K-O-P-I-T-I-A-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kopitiam means “A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kopitiam is kopitiams.
How many letters and syllables are in kopitiam?
| Letters | 8: K-O-P-I-T-I-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 kopitiam?
Kopitiam appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 kopitiam?
- /ˈkopitjam/
- /-ɪtjam/
- [ˈko˧.pi.˧.tjam˦]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of kopitiam
- kopitiams plural
- kopi tiam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kopitiam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional style of eatery having public seating and multiple vendors selling Chinese, Indian, and Malay food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kopitiam come from?
Borrowed from Malay kopitiam, from Hokkien 咖啡店 (ko-pi-tiàm), in turn from Malay kopi (“coffee”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).