spilth

/spɪlθ/

//spɪlθ// noun

"spilth" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spilth” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spillage; spilled material.

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Index EN-spilth · spilth · English

spilth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for spilth
PropertyValue
Headwordspilth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/spɪlθ/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “spilth” in English

spilthranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spilth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /spɪlθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spillage; spilled material.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for spilth, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From spill + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English *spilþ, spild (“annihilation, destruction, ruin”). The correct English form is spilth, spelled S-P-I-L-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spillage; spilled material.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how spilth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I tempted his blood and his flesh, / Hid in roses my mesh, / Choicest cates and the flagon's best spilth— / Still he kept to his filth!
  2. Like a vast spider suspended by a metal chord, a candelabrum presided over the room nine feet above the floor-boards. From its sweeping arms of iron, long stalactites of wax lowered their pale spilths drip by drip, drip by drip.

Etymology

From spill + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English *spilþ, spild (“annihilation, destruction, ruin”).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spilth"?
"spilth" is spelled S-P-I-L-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /spɪlθ/.
What does "spilth" mean?
As a noun, "spilth" means: Spillage; spilled material.
How do you pronounce "spilth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spilth" is /spɪlθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "spilth"?
From spill + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English *spilþ, spild (“annihilation, destruction, ruin”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list