orecchiette
noun
orecchiette is spelled O-R-E-C-C-H-I-E-T-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orecchiette means “A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orecchiette?
| Letters | 11: O-R-E-C-C-H-I-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 orecchiette?
Orecchiette appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
What does orecchiette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orecchiette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of pasta:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orecchiette |
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 orecchiette come from?
Borrowed from Italian orecchiette (literally “little ears”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).